# N50TX: 1998 Nolley Mell B BD-5, registration cancelled 2002-11-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 27, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Nolley Mell B BD-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/nolley-mell-b-bd-5) (registry code 056027V)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 629
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 19, 1998
- Certificate issued: October 1, 1996
- Last registry action: March 14, 2000
- Mode S code: A63956
- Owner when cancelled: [Nolley Mell B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NOLLEY%20MELL%20B)
- Location: Castries, St. Lucia
- Physical address: Castries, São Tomé & Príncipe
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50TX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=50TX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50TX-2002-11-27

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Nolley Mell B BD-5: https://openairdocs.org/model/nolley-mell-b-bd-5.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 SEA02LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA168), Aug 31, 2002: Nolley BD-5 (N50TX), Corvallis, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation resulting in a loss of engine power during the aircraft's initial climb. A disconnected fuel line was a factor.
- [NTSB SEA98FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98FA109), Jun 21, 1998: Nolley BD-5T (N50TX), Corvallis, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The introduction of a fuel containing an ethanol additive into fuel tanks sloshed/sealed with a compound incompatible with alcohols, resulting in debonding of the compound from the fuel tank walls,…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20020831023269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020831023269A), Aug 31, 2002: Amtr BD5 (N50TX), Corvallis, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot lost power in traffic pattern, could not make runway, unable to arrest descent rate, made hard landing with wings level, struck in open plowed…
- [Accident 19980621014429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980621014429A), Jun 21, 1998: Amtr BD5 (N50TX), Corvallis, OR, Substantial damage. Engine quit shallow left turn. Unable restart. Landed in tall grass field. A wing caught on grass. Flipped over. (-23) according to the pilot, he was in a…

## Other aircraft with N50TX

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50TX): Haston Elwood J TOMMY HAWK, S/N HH001

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