Piston helicopter

N8318A

2011 Homebuilt 162F

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2011
Serial
6955
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Rotorway RI 162F
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Chuluota, FL
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Registration record

N8318A on the FAA register

Type
2011 Homebuilt 162F
Serial
6955
Engines
Rotorway RI 162F
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Chuluota, FL
Certificate issued
2025-06-05
Airworthiness date
2011-11-30
Registration expires
2032-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB5F82
Mode S (octal)
52657602
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Rotorway Intl EXEC 162F
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-06-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N8318A to the current registrant.
  • 2025-03-28
    Accident at Chuluota, FL; damage: substantial.
  • 2011-11-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2003-11-19
    N8318A previously assigned to a Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters / R22 BETA Piston Helicopters / R22B Piston Helicopters (s/n 2485); cancelled.
  • 1988-07-13
    N8318A previously assigned to a Piper Warrior II (s/n 288116120); cancelled.
  • 1973-08-13
    N8318A previously assigned to a Cessna 170B (s/n 25170); cancelled.
Overview

About N8318A

N8318A is a 2011 Homebuilt 162F, serial number 6955. It is registered to an individual in Chuluota, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 5, 2025 and expires on June 30, 2032.

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 November 30, 2011.

N8318A has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-03-28 Accident · Chuluota, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA25LA160
Reported aircraft: Rotorway Exec
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain lateral control of the helicopter during takeoff, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.
NTSB report ↗
2003-07-07 Accident · Waimea, HI Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX03CA227
Reported aircraft: Robinson R22 Beta — a different aircraft that carried the N8318A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The certified flight instructor (CFI) delayed remedial action in response to the excessive descent rate initiated by the student during the practice autorotation. Also causal, was the CFI's inadequate supervision of the student during the flight. A possible tail wind condition and the pilot identified gusts were factors.
1973-06-11 Accident · Waterford,Mich, 22 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2237
Reported aircraft: Cessna 170B — a different aircraft that carried the N8318A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: EMPTED RET TO FLD.CRASHED IN PARKING LOT,HIT TRUCK
1966-06-03 Accident · Kingsley Mich, 22 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1706
Reported aircraft: Cessna 170B — a different aircraft that carried the N8318A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: NFANT.

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.