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N7182Z1993 Hutcherson David R ROTORWAY EXEC 152

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Jun 1996)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Valid
expires Jan 31, 2030
Based in
Gretna, VA
owner city / state
Engine
RW152 · 150 hp
Rotorway
Owners
1
since 1991
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 1996
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Gretna, VA
Certificate issued
Feb 5, 1991
Expires
Jan 31, 2030
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur Built
Airworthiness date
May 27, 1993

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
Hutcherson David R
Model
ROTORWAY EXEC 152
Year
1993
Serial number
RW152-2008
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
2
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A99C7B

Engine

Make and model
Rotorway Rw152
Type
Reciprocating
Power
150 hp

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

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 1991 – nowIndividual ownerGretna, VA · current
  2. until 1964Zambrana Airmotive Corpdifferent airframe: Piper Pa-25-235 S/N 253057

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 · destroyed

Jun 10, 1996 · Gretna, VA

failure of the bearing assembly shaft insert inside the main rotor shaft. Related factors are the jammed rotorcraft flight control which restricted the pilot's ability to control the helicopter and resulted in a hard touchdown.

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
None
Report
IAD96LA094

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for IAD96LA094)

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 (1)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Main rotor · shaft · failedJun 18, 1996

    INVESTIGATION OF AN EXPERIMENTAL HELICOPTER ACCIDENT FOUND FOLLOWING PROBLEM: BEARING ASSY SHAFT INSERT BROKEN OFF INSIDE OF MAIN ROTOR SHAFT. STUB SHAFT FELL OUT THE MAIN ROTOR SHAFT. MAIN SHAFT AND SPROCKET AND CHAIN DUG INTO FUEL TANK. TOP OF MAIN BEARING WAS ALSO ROTATED TO REAR AND LEFT.…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

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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