# Bender Joseph KIT ROTOWAY

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05617T0
- Manufacturer (registry): BENDER JOSEPH
- Model: KIT ROTOWAY
- Aircraft type: Rotorcraft
- Category: Rotorcraft
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/bender-joseph-kit-rotoway

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## 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 GAA17CA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA251), Apr 30, 2017: Bender Joseph KIT Rotoway (N164JB), Wheatland, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to operate the helicopter in gusting wind and high-density altitude conditions and his positioning of the helicopter such that it resulted in a right quartering tailwind, which…

## 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 20170430003409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170430003409A), Apr 30, 2017: Rotoway KIT ROTOWAY (N164JB), Wheatland, WY, Substantial damage. On 4/30/2017 at 1715 MDT, a xxxxxxxx, N164JB, impacted the ground near Phifer Airfield (ean). There was xxx POB onboard with no injuries. The aircraft was…

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.