# N481KB: 2000 Becker Kenneth A BECKER 2000, registration cancelled 2017-02-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 17, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Becker Kenneth A BECKER 2000](https://openairdocs.org/model/becker-kenneth-a-becker-2000) (registry code 05619GQ)
- Engine: [Subaru ALL MDLS A/B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (registry code 59050)
- Serial number: H2-98-9-390
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 19, 2005
- Certificate issued: March 4, 2005
- Last registry action: March 18, 2008
- Mode S code: A5ED33
- Owner when cancelled: [Becker Kenneth A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BECKER%20KENNETH%20A)
- Location: [Gladwin, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Gladwin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0611° N, 84.4574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48624, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N481KB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=481KB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N481KB-2017-02-17

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Becker Kenneth A BECKER 2000: https://openairdocs.org/model/becker-kenneth-a-becker-2000.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 CHI05LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA163), Jul 4, 2005: Becker RAF 2000 (N481KB), Gladwin, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the gyrocopter while in the traffic pattern. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's lack of gyrocopter experience.

## 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 20050704034079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050704034079A), Jul 4, 2005: Becker BECKER2000 (N481KB), Gladwin, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Upon turning downwind aircraft nosed down then up, then one rotor blade bent upwards and aircraft dove down towards the ground, bouncing once and coming…

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