Piston helicopter

N257KB

1997 Homebuilt Rotorway 162F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
6197
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Linden, TX
Registration record

N257KB on the FAA register

Type
1997 Homebuilt Rotorway 162F
Serial
6197
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Linden, TX
Certificate issued
1998-01-08
Airworthiness date
2000-08-20
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A27262
Mode S (octal)
50471142
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2000-08-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1998-01-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N257KB.
  • 1997
    Manufactured (1997).
Overview

About N257KB

N257KB is a 1997 Homebuilt Rotorway 162F, serial number 6197. It is registered to an individual in Linden, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 8, 1998 and expires on June 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 20, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N257KB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N257KB.

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.