# N5098L: 2000 Mcnear Joseph P EXPLORER COUPE 2000, registration cancelled 2009-08-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 27, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mcnear Joseph P EXPLORER COUPE 2000](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcnear-joseph-p-explorer-coupe-2000) (registry code 056040A)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: H2-95-6-154
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 9, 2000
- Certificate issued: July 16, 1997
- Last registry action: July 21, 2009
- Mode S code: A65EDA
- Owner when cancelled: [Mcnear Joseph P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCNEAR%20JOSEPH%20P)
- Location: [Fort Myers, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Myers)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.7481° N, 81.8462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33917, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5098L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5098L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5098L-2009-08-27

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 Mcnear Joseph P EXPLORER COUPE 2000: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcnear-joseph-p-explorer-coupe-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 ERA09LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA198), Mar 14, 2009: McNear Explorer Coupe (N5098L), Okeechobee, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the gyrocopter while taxiing for takeoff.

## 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 20090314004059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090314004059A), Mar 14, 2009: Mcnear EXPLORERCOU (N5098L), Okeechobee, FL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On March 14, 2009, at 1016 eastern daylight time, an amateur built/experimental explorer coupe 2000, N5098L, experienced the loss operational control…

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