# N797X: 1998 Elliott William B RAF 2000, registration cancelled 2006-07-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 6, 2006
- Exported to: Argentina
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Elliott William B RAF 2000](https://openairdocs.org/model/elliott-william-b-raf-2000) (registry code 05605U5)
- Engine: [Subaru ALL MDLS A/B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (registry code 59050)
- Serial number: H2-97-8-302
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 2, 1998
- Certificate issued: December 8, 2005
- Last registry action: December 8, 2005
- Mode S code: AAD413
- Owner when cancelled: [Ferri Roberto](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FERRI%20ROBERTO)
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 25.6544° N, 80.4122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33186, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N797X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=797X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N797X-2006-07-06

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Elliott William B RAF 2000: https://openairdocs.org/model/elliott-william-b-raf-2000.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 SEA99LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA021), Dec 16, 1998: Elliott RAF 2000 (N797X), Walla Walla, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control after landing.

## 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 19981216033359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981216033359A), Dec 16, 1998: Amtr RAF2000 (N797X), Walla Walla, WA, Substantial damage. Acft crashed on rollout after descent from twenty foot hover. (.19) on December 16, 1998, at 1131 pacific standard time, a elliot raf 2000 gyroplane, N797X,…

## Other aircraft with N797X

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N797X): Will P Boyea CHALLENGER II, S/N CH2-0302-2206, built 2015

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