# N78ME: 1999 Rogers Mark C RAF 2000 GTX SE, registration cancelled 2005-12-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 2, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Rogers Mark C RAF 2000 GTX SE](https://openairdocs.org/model/rogers-mark-c-raf-2000-gtx-se) (registry code 056069Y)
- Engine: [Subaru ALL MDLS A/B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (registry code 59050)
- Serial number: H2-97-8-289
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 14, 1999
- Certificate issued: March 19, 1999
- Last registry action: June 21, 2005
- Mode S code: AA8F45
- Owner when cancelled: [Rogers Mark C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROGERS%20MARK%20C)
- Location: [South Plymouth, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/South%20Plymouth)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6057° N, 75.6896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 13844, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78ME
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78ME
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78ME-2005-12-02

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Rogers Mark C RAF 2000 GTX SE: https://openairdocs.org/model/rogers-mark-c-raf-2000-gtx-se.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD00LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA013), Dec 12, 1999: Rogers RAF 2000 (N78ME), Franklin, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: was the pilot's failure to abort the takeoff due to inadequate rotor rpm.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19991212046819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991212046819A), Dec 12, 1999: Amtr RAF2000GTXSE (N78ME), Nowata, OK, No damage. (-23)Pilot attempted to take-off from a grass field near franklin, NY. On the second attempt, the pilot continued the take-off with insuffiecient main rotor…

## Other aircraft with N78ME

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78ME): Bell 206B, S/N 3442, built 1981
- [Cancelled 1991-04-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78ME-1991-04-29): Eskildsen ME ONE, S/N 4. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Eskildsen Marion](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ESKILDSEN%20MARION), [Mattawa, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Mattawa)

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