Piston helicopter

N7182Z

1993 Homebuilt Rotorway Exec 152

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1993
Serial
RW152-2008
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Rotorway RW152
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Gretna, VA
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Registration record

N7182Z on the FAA register

Type
1993 Homebuilt Rotorway Exec 152
Serial
RW152-2008
Engines
Rotorway RW152
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Gretna, VA
Certificate issued
1991-02-05
Airworthiness date
1993-05-27
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A99C7B
Mode S (octal)
52316173
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1996-06-10
    Accident at Gretna, VA; damage: destroyed.
  • 1993-05-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1991-02-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N7182Z to the current registrant.
  • 1964-12-17
    N7182Z previously assigned to a Piper PA-25-235 (s/n 253057); cancelled.
Overview

About N7182Z

N7182Z is a 1993 Homebuilt Rotorway Exec 152, serial number RW152-2008. It is registered to an individual in Gretna, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 5, 1991 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Rotorway RW152 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 27, 1993.

N7182Z has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1996-06-10 Accident · Gretna, VA Damage: Destroyed NTSB · IAD96LA094
Reported aircraft: Rotorway Exec 152
Probable cause: failure of the bearing assembly shaft insert inside the main rotor shaft. Related factors are the jammed rotorcraft flight control which restricted the pilot's ability to control the helicopter and resulted in a hard touchdown.

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.