# N263R: 2002 Avia Stroitel AC-5M, registration cancelled 2021-06-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 5, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Avia Stroitel AC-5M](https://openairdocs.org/model/avia-stroitel-ac-5m) (registry code 05610QZ)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 028
- Year built: 2002
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: March 24, 2018
- Certificate issued: February 26, 2018
- Last registry action: February 26, 2018
- Mode S code: A28B99
- Owner when cancelled: [Mckeage Chris S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCKEAGE%20CHRIS%20S)
- Location: [Bend, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Bend)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.1764° N, 121.3829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97703, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N263R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=263R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N263R-2021-06-05

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 Avia Stroitel AC-5M: https://openairdocs.org/model/avia-stroitel-ac-5m.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 WPR20LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA201), Jun 30, 2020: Avia Stroitel AC-5M (N263R), Bend, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control just after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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