# N5002E: 2003 Brupbacher Chris CB2000, registration cancelled 2018-03-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 26, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Brupbacher Chris CB2000](https://openairdocs.org/model/brupbacher-chris-cb2000) (registry code 056143S)
- Engine: [Subaru ALL MDLS A/B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (registry code 59050)
- Serial number: H2-02-13-546
- Year built: 2003
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 25, 2003
- Certificate issued: June 16, 2014
- Last registry action: June 16, 2014
- Mode S code: A63C93
- Owner when cancelled: [Mahler Darren J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAHLER%20DARREN%20J)
- Location: [Metairie, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Metairie)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.0140° N, 90.1913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70006, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5002E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5002E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5002E-2018-03-26

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Brupbacher Chris CB2000: https://openairdocs.org/model/brupbacher-chris-cb2000.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 CEN14LA508](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA508), Sep 21, 2014: Brupbacher Chris CB2000 (N5002E), Reserve, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the flight control rod bearing due to an undetected preexisting corrosion-induced crack, which resulted in the main rotor blades going to full pitch and the rotor mast folding; this…

## 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 20140921017829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140921017829A), Sep 21, 2014: Brupbacher CB2000 (N5002E), Reserve, LA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. After take off at approx. 200-300 ft. started left turn out. Pieces started flying off and blades folded up. Aircraft crashed into the water.

## Other aircraft with N5002E

- [Cancelled 2000-10-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5002E-2000-10-04): Bell 206B, S/N 2428. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [G M Leasing Co LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/G%20M%20LEASING%20CO%20LLC), [Broussard, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Broussard)
- [Cancelled 1970-10-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5002E-1970-10-22): Cessna 180A, S/N 50302. Owner: [Bennett Mary P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENNETT%20MARY%20P), [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)

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