N9876D is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cobb International Inc ROTORWAY EXEC 90 built in 1992. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 9, 2018. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cobb International Inc ROTORWAY EXEC 90 cancelled July 9, 2018
- Serial number
- RI-5160
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1992
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- October 16, 2014
- Last FAA action
- May 11, 2017
- Last owner
- Rotorway Helicopter Manufacturing CO (Corporation)
Chandler, AZ - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Research and development
Piper PA-18A 150 cancelled July 15, 1965
- Serial number
- 18-6898
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- March 15, 1962
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Vizziers Flying Service INC (Corporation)
Gillett, AR - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N9876D
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cobb International Rotorway Exec 90 · serial 5160
the flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control of the helicopter during the flare and landing. Factors in the accident were the failure of the secondary drive shaft and inadequate tail rotor failure procedures specified by the manufacturer.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Rotorway Rotorway Exec 90 · serial R15160
The student's inadvertent over control of the throttle mechanism, which resulted in the bending of the throttle mechanical stop and binding the linkage in the idle position. Also causal was the CFI's inadequate supervision. A factor in the accident was the CFI's inability to add engine power due to the bent throttle mechanism during a practice autorotation.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Rotorway ROTORWAY · serial SC28
the student pilot's improper use of the helicopter's flight controls and the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.
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