# N194EC: Eller Richard E BD-5B, registration cancelled 2000-04-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 26, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Eller Richard E BD-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/eller-richard-e-bd-5b) (registry code 11307N9)
- Serial number: 1994
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 3, 1996
- Last registry action: March 14, 2000
- Mode S code: A1776E
- Owner when cancelled: [Eller Construction Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELLER%20CONSTRUCTION%20INC)
- Location: [Colorado Springs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Colorado%20Springs)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7526° N, 104.8782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80906, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N194EC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=194EC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N194EC-2000-04-26

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Eller Richard E BD-5B: https://openairdocs.org/model/eller-richard-e-bd-5b.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW98LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA211), May 9, 1998: Eller BD-5B (N194EC), Falcon, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The vibration induced overload failure of the canopy holdback fitting resulting in reduced control capability. A factor was partial failure of one propeller blade for unknown reasons.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19980509015359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980509015359A), May 9, 1998: Amtr BD5B (N194EC), Falcon, CO, Substantial damage. Low pass over runway. Canopy blew off. Lost control. Crash landed. (.4)while on a local test flight, the aircraft developed a violent vibration and the canopy…

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