# N248F: 1998 Berto Joseph M-500, registration cancelled 2008-11-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 14, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Berto Joseph M-500](https://openairdocs.org/model/berto-joseph-m-500) (registry code 05606AG)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 402B
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 3, 1998
- Certificate issued: May 8, 1998
- Last registry action: October 21, 2008
- Mode S code: A24E34
- Owner when cancelled: [Berto Joseph J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERTO%20JOSEPH%20J)
- Location: [White City, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/White%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6128° N, 122.9275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97503, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N248F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=248F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N248F-2008-11-14

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 Berto Joseph M-500: https://openairdocs.org/model/berto-joseph-m-500.md

## Service difficulty reports (5)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 99ZZZX236](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX236), Sep 25, 1998: COVER. CRACKED. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR OF ENGINE OPERATION, THE STARTER HOUSING WAS OBSERVED TO BE CRACKED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE STRATER MOTOR. SUBMITTER SUGGESTED STARTER 
- [SDR 99ZZZX235](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX235), Sep 25, 1998: O RING. PINCHED. FILM OF OIL OBSERVED AROUND INSIDE OF THE SPRAGUE CLUTCH. A CALL TO REVOLUTION HELICOPTER CONFIRMED RED COLOR. INSPECTION REVEALED NO REMAINING FLUID AND A PINC
- [SDR 98ZZZX3870](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3870), Sep 1, 1998: CONTROL CABLE. LOOSE. UPON LIFTING THE HELICOPTER INTO A HOVER, SUBMITTER NOTICED IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE SWING OF THE TAIL EVEN WHILE HOLDING THE PEDALS STILL. DISASSEMBLED
- [SDR 99ZZZX762](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX762), Jan 26, 1998: SNAP RING. MISMANUFACTURED. THE SNAP RING THAT HOLDS THE BEARING IN PLACE WAS MACHINED .1250 INCH BELOW THE TOP OF THE BEARING. THE SNAP RING COULD NOT BE PROPERLY INSTALLED, FOUND THE BEA
- [SDR 99ZZZX761](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX761), Jan 26, 1998: BOLT. LOOSE. THE ROTORHEAD TOLERANCES ARE SO LOOSE THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CORRECTLY DETERMINE THE CONING ANGLE. THE BOLTS HOLDING THE GRIPS IN PLACE ALLOW THE HEADS CONE A

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