Piston helicopter

N162RF

2015 Homebuilt Rotorway 162F

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2015
Serial
6965
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Rotorway RI 162F
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
White Dove Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
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Registration record

N162RF on the FAA register

Type
2015 Homebuilt Rotorway 162F
Serial
6965
Engines
Rotorway RI 162F
Registered owner
White Dove Aviation Inc
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2021-08-09
Airworthiness date
2015-05-13
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A0FA99
Mode S (octal)
50175231
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Rotorway Intl EXEC 162F
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-08-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N162RF.
  • 2018-10-27
    Accident at Passaic, MO; damage: substantial.
  • 2015-05-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N162RF

N162RF is a 2015 Homebuilt Rotorway 162F, serial number 6965. The FAA register lists White Dove Aviation Inc as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 9, 2021 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Rotorway RI 162F engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 13, 2015.

N162RF has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2018-10-27 Accident · Passaic, MO Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN19LA016
Reported aircraft: Rotorway 162
Probable cause: The electrical short in the main rotor rpm indicating unit which provided an inaccurate indication to the student pilot and resulted in substantial damage during the precautionary autorotation.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.