# N501GP: 2001 Backovich George C G P-5, registration cancelled 2016-08-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 9, 2016
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Backovich George C G P-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/backovich-george-c-g-p-5) (registry code 05612AT)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 001
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 10, 2012
- Certificate issued: October 27, 2010
- Last registry action: May 22, 2013
- Mode S code: A63E4B
- Owner when cancelled: [Lancair Northwest LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LANCAIR%20NORTHWEST%20LLC)
- Location: [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.4546° N, 122.6990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97219, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N501GP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=501GP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501GP-2016-08-09

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 Backovich George C G P-5: https://openairdocs.org/model/backovich-george-c-g-p-5.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 WPR14FA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA369), Sep 8, 2014: Backovich George C G P 5 (N501GP), Reno, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the right wing under normal race loads due to an improper repair of the right wing spar that reduced its structural strength following a previous landing accident.

## 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 20140908016379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140908016379A), Sep 8, 2014: Backovich George C G P-5 (N501GP), Reno, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. During practice for the Reno air races, at an estimated 385 mph, approximately two feet of the outboard right wing separated from the aircraft. The aircraft…

## Other aircraft with N501GP

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N501GP): DJI AGRAS T40, S/N 1581F574B239100100BV
- [Cancelled 1981-05-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501GP-1981-05-07): Cessna 500, S/N 5000026. Owner: [Georgia Pacific Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEORGIA%20PACIFIC%20CORP), [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)

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