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N4561C1996 Read James M EXEC 90

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jul 30, 2008.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, May 1998)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Chesterton, IN
owner city / state
Engine
UNKNOWN ENG
Ama/Expr
Owners
1
since 1996
NTSB events
1
substantial, 1998
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Chesterton, IN
Certificate issued
Jun 5, 1996
Canceled
Jul 30, 2008
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur Built
Airworthiness date
Aug 1, 1997

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Read James M
Model
EXEC 90
Year
1996
Serial number
5212
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
2
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A58AE4

Engine

Make and model
Ama/Expr Unknown Eng
Type
Reciprocating

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 1996 – 2008Individual ownerChesterton, IN

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

May 13, 1998 · Valparaiso, IN

the pilot not maintaining adequate clearance with the ground during hover. Factors which contributed to this accident were the pilot's execution of a hovering turn at too low of an altitude, inadequate preflight preparation, and failing to remove the transport wheels from the helicopter skids prior to flight.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
CHI98LA152

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI98LA152)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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