# N2481M: 1994 Apex CROSS-5X

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Apex CROSS-5X](https://openairdocs.org/model/apex-cross-5x) (registry code 059020Z, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Verner MTR VM133M](https://openairdocs.org/engine/verner-mtr-vm133m) (registry code 63702)
- Serial number: 5237
- Year built: 1994
- Type: Weight-shift-control
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: January 11, 2008
- Certificate issued: August 11, 2009
- Expires: February 29, 2028
- Mode S code: A2503E
- Registered owner: [Bass Stephen G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BASS%20STEPHEN%20G)
- Location: [Scottsdale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Scottsdale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5579° N, 111.8929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85258, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2481M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2481M

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Apex CROSS-5X)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Verner MTR VM133M)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N2481M.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N2481M.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N2481M

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2481M before.

- [Cancelled 1950-10-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2481M-1950-10-23): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-1557, built 1947. Owner: [Lagassey Eugene](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAGASSEY%20EUGENE), [Millinocket, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Millinocket)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2481M-undated): Glenn Brian GOLDWING, S/N 010. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Apex CROSS-5X aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/apex-cross-5x/aircraft.md
- The Verner MTR VM133M engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/verner-mtr-vm133m.md

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