# N4711G: 1990 Korzep Edward BUMBLE BEE 500, registration cancelled 2013-09-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Korzep Edward BUMBLE BEE 500](https://openairdocs.org/model/korzep-edward-bumble-bee-500) (registry code 13015DK)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 6419542B
- Year built: 1990
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 23, 1990
- Certificate issued: April 15, 1993
- Last registry action: July 9, 1999
- Mode S code: A5C753
- Owner when cancelled: [Kirby Thomas F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIRBY%20THOMAS%20F)
- Location: [Jupiter, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Jupiter)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.9418° N, 80.2613° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33478, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4711G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4711G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4711G-2013-09-30

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Korzep Edward BUMBLE BEE 500: https://openairdocs.org/model/korzep-edward-bumble-bee-500.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 MIA95LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA116), Apr 22, 1995: Korzep Bumble BEE 500 (N4711G), Titusville, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM, RESULTING IN THE SUBSEQUENT IN FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL. THE PILOT'S LACK OF QUALIFICATION WAS A FACTOR.

## 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 19950422008689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950422008689A), Apr 22, 1995: Amtrar BUMBLEBEE2 (N4711G), Rockledge, FL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Overshot turn to final landing. Lost rotor RPM and control trying to realign. Pilot not rated. No medical.

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