# N88XS: 1998 Stern Lessing S ROTORWAY EXEC 162F, registration cancelled 2013-08-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 8, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Stern Lessing S ROTORWAY EXEC 162F](https://openairdocs.org/model/stern-lessing-s-rotorway-exec-162f) (registry code 05628CZ)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 6049
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 6, 2001
- Last registry action: March 21, 2005
- Mode S code: AC1D9A
- Location: [Ozark, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Ozark)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.9805° N, 93.2094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 65721, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88XS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88XS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88XS-2013-08-08

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 Stern Lessing S ROTORWAY EXEC 162F: https://openairdocs.org/model/stern-lessing-s-rotorway-exec-162f.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 LAX99LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA089), Feb 5, 1999: Stern Rotorway Exec 162F (N88XS), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The sudden development of a wind gust which resulted in the pilot losing control, and the helicopter's dynamic rollover when a skid contacted the ground.

## 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 19990205001129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990205001129A), Feb 5, 1999: Amtr EXEC162F (N88XS), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Experimental rotorway executive helicopter was involved in hover practice when a gust of wind caused the acft to strike the ground hard. Other circumstances…

## Other aircraft with N88XS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88XS): Textron B300, S/N FL-1169, built 2018

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