N8500R is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH 2000 built in 2002. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 23, 2006. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH 2000 cancelled May 23, 2006
- Serial number
- 200061
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 2002
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- May 6, 2002
- Last FAA action
- November 15, 2005
- Last owner
- Salt Lake Community College (Government)
Salt Lake City, UT - Airworthiness
- Standard · Utility
Bellanca Inc 14-19-3A cancelled November 5, 1980
- Serial number
- 4262
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- January 7, 1977
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Miles Furniture (Partnership)
Phillipsburg, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8500R
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Aircraft Mfg & Dev. Co. (Amd) CH2000 · serial 20-0061
the inadequate altitude chosen by the flight instructor, resulting in inadequate clearance and subsequent collision with mountainous terrain. Contributing factors were the instructor's failure to consult pertinent VFR sectional charts for the area, and the dark night conditions.
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