N5002E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Brupbacher Chris CB2000 built in 2003. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 26, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
N5002E is reserved by Textron Systems Unmanned Syst since June 3, 2023. Reservation type: Reserved to manufacturer, temporary number.
Brupbacher Chris CB2000 cancelled March 26, 2018
- Serial number
- H2-02-13-546
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2003
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- June 16, 2014
- Last FAA action
- June 16, 2014
- Last owner
- Mahler Darren J (Individual)
Metairie, LA - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Bell 206B cancelled October 4, 2000
- Serial number
- 2428
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- February 11, 1997
- Last FAA action
- February 16, 2000
- Last owner
- G M Leasing CO LLC (Corporation)
Broussard, LA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna 180A cancelled October 22, 1970
- Serial number
- 50302
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- October 18, 1962
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Bennett Mary P (Partnership)
Portland, OR - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5002E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Brupbacher Chris CB2000 · serial H2-02-13-546
The failure of the flight control rod bearing due to an undetected preexisting corrosion-induced crack, which resulted in the main rotor blades going to full pitch and the rotor mast folding; this allowed the pusher propeller to strike and sever the tail.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206B3 · serial 2428
The pilot's right turn maneuver during low speed resulting in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness and subsequent loss of control.
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