# N727EB: 1997 Bihn Edward J BIHN 500, registration cancelled 2015-05-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 21, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bihn Edward J BIHN 500](https://openairdocs.org/model/bihn-edward-j-bihn-500) (registry code 05605C3)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 001
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 17, 1997
- Certificate issued: August 25, 1997
- Last registry action: August 18, 2009
- Mode S code: A9BDF3
- Owner when cancelled: [Bihn Edward J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIHN%20EDWARD%20J)
- Location: [Phillipsburg, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Phillipsburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9104° N, 84.3998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45354, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N727EB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=727EB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N727EB-2015-05-21

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 Bihn Edward J BIHN 500: https://openairdocs.org/model/bihn-edward-j-bihn-500.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 NYC98LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA049), Dec 19, 1997: Bihn Mini 500 (N727EB), Gettysburg, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, followed by the main rotor striking the tailboom, which resulted in the separation of a main rotor blade.

## 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 19971219039299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971219039299A), Dec 19, 1997: Amtr BIHN500 (N727EB), Gettysburg, OH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Heard to throttle back level flight tail rose. Struck by main rotor. Fell to ground. Typical of abrupt cylic use. (.4)the homebuilt mini 500 helicopter was in…

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