# N9012R: 1999 Ruiz E RAF 2000, registration cancelled 2019-09-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 6, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Ruiz E RAF 2000](https://openairdocs.org/model/ruiz-e-raf-2000) (registry code 05610HB)
- Engine: [Subaru ALL MDLS A/B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (registry code 59050)
- Serial number: H2-99-10-436
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Rotary Air Force Marketing RAF-2000
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 3, 2001
- Certificate issued: December 19, 2008
- Last registry action: March 8, 2016
- Mode S code: AC7591
- Owner when cancelled: [Grosshans John Michael](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GROSSHANS%20JOHN%20MICHAEL)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.6215° N, 95.2690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77075, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9012R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9012R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9012R-2019-09-06

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 Ruiz E RAF 2000: https://openairdocs.org/model/ruiz-e-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 CEN12CA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA226), Mar 31, 2012: Ruiz E RAF 2000 (N9012R), Anahuac, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper nosewheel and cyclic positioning during the taxi, which resulted in the gyroplane's main rotor contacting the runway surface. Contributing to the accident was the flight…

## 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 20120331005519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120331005519A), Mar 31, 2012: Ruiz E RAF 2000 (N9012R), Anahuac, TX, Substantial damage. On March 31, 2012 N9012R was on a training flight at Chambers County Airport in Anahuac Texas. [privacy data omitted] Was the flight instructor, and [privacy…

## Other aircraft with N9012R

- [Cancelled 1981-10-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9012R-1981-10-15): Scarborough G-21, S/N 1. Owner: [Spinks M H Sr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPINKS%20M%20H%20SR), [Ft Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Ft%20Worth)

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