# N9876D: 1992 Cobb International ROTORWAY EXEC 90, registration cancelled 2018-07-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 9, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cobb International ROTORWAY EXEC 90](https://openairdocs.org/model/cobb-international-rotorway-exec-90) (registry code 13017LC)
- Engine: [Rotorway RI-600N](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotorway-ri-600n) (registry code 55009)
- Serial number: RI-5160
- Year built: 1992
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: November 25, 2014
- Certificate issued: October 16, 2014
- Last registry action: May 11, 2017
- Mode S code: ADC853
- Owner when cancelled: [Rotorway Helicopter Manufacturing Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROTORWAY%20HELICOPTER%20MANUFACTURING%20CO)
- Location: [Chandler, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Chandler)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.2749° N, 111.9249° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85226, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9876D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9876D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9876D-2018-07-09

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 Cobb International ROTORWAY EXEC 90: https://openairdocs.org/model/cobb-international-rotorway-exec-90.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 LAX03LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA084), Feb 5, 2003: Cobb International Rotorway Exec 90 (N9876D), Casa Grande, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control of the helicopter during the flare and landing. Factors in the accident were the failure of the secondary drive shaft and inadequate…
- [NTSB LAX02LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA096), Feb 25, 2002: Rotorway Rotorway Exec 90 (N9876D), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student's inadvertent over control of the throttle mechanism, which resulted in the bending of the throttle mechanical stop and binding the linkage in the idle position. Also causal was the CFI's…
- [NTSB LAX95LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA081), Jan 13, 1995: Rotorway Rotorway (N9876D), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper use of the helicopter's flight controls and the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20030205001939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030205001939A), Feb 5, 2003: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC (N9876D), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. (.19) On February 5, 2003, at 0815 mountain standard time, a cobb rotorway exec 90, N9876D, made a hard landing after experiencing a loss of tail rotor…
- [Accident 20020225003479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020225003479A), Feb 25, 2002: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC (N9876D), Phoenix, AZ, No damage. (-23) The student was demonstrating autorotations (with power recovery) to the instructor pilot. The helicopter entered the third practice autorotation at…
- [Accident 19950113000589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950113000589A), Jan 13, 1995: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC (N9876D), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. Student improperly applied collective landing. Left skid dug in helicopter rolled over.

## Other aircraft with N9876D

- [Cancelled 1965-07-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9876D-1965-07-15): Piper PA-18A 150, S/N 18-6898. Owner: [Vizziers Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VIZZIERS%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Gillett, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Gillett)

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