Piston helicopter

N891W

2002 Homebuilt Rotorway Jet Exec

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
5174
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Thomas Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Orleans, CA
Registration record

N891W on the FAA register

Type
2002 Homebuilt Rotorway Jet Exec
Serial
5174
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Thomas Aviation LLC
Orleans, CA
Certificate issued
2010-03-26
Airworthiness date
2002-01-29
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AC4AFF
Mode S (octal)
53045377
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Rotorway Intl EXEC 162F
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2010-03-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N891W to the current registrant.
  • 2002-01-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1939-02-18
    N891W previously assigned to a Bird BK (s/n 2033); cancelled.
Overview

About N891W

N891W is a 2002 Homebuilt Rotorway Jet Exec, serial number 5174. The FAA register lists Thomas Aviation LLC as the registrant in Orleans, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 26, 2010 and expires on November 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 January 29, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N891W.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N891W.

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

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