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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N870BM

N870BM is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Malechek Bob Q-200 built in 1986. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 7, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Malechek Bob Q-200 cancelled July 7, 2017

Serial number
2572
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1986
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
August 16, 2004
Last FAA action
August 21, 2007
Last owner
Lankford Philip S (Individual)
San Marcos, CA
Airworthiness
Experimental · Research and development

NTSB accident and incident record under N870BM

LAX05LA253Accident on August 2, 2005 at Delano, CA: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Malechek Q-200 · serial 2572

the in-flight delamination and separation of a propeller blade for undetermined reasons.

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