N78291 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Emery Mark ROTORWAY 162F built in 2003. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 6, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Emery Mark ROTORWAY 162F cancelled March 6, 2018
- Serial number
- 6109
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2003
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- April 29, 2013
- Last FAA action
- April 29, 2013
- Last owner
- Johnston Ronald J (Individual)
Merced, CA - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Globe GC-1B cancelled December 6, 1971
- Serial number
- 2291
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 14, 1953
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Korock Paul G (Individual)
Stockton, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N78291
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Emery Mark ROTORWAY 162F · serial 6109
The helicopter pilot/owner's decision to install a belt type not recommended by the kit manufacturer in the tail rotor drive system using the incorrect tension values, which led to the belt’s in-flight failure and the subsequent loss of tail rotor drive during a practice autorotation.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site