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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5098L

N5098L is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mcnear Joseph P EXPLORER COUPE 2000 built in 2000. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 27, 2009. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Mcnear Joseph P EXPLORER COUPE 2000 cancelled August 27, 2009

Serial number
H2-95-6-154
Type
Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
2000
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
July 16, 1997
Last FAA action
July 21, 2009
Last owner
Mcnear Joseph P (Individual)
Fort Myers, FL
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N5098L

ERA09LA198Accident on March 14, 2009 at Okeechobee, FL: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mcnear Explorer Coupe · serial H2-95-6-154

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the gyrocopter while taxiing for takeoff.

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