# N811Q: 1985 Corbus/Winters BD-5B, registration cancelled 2014-12-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 3, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Corbus/Winters BD-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/corbus-winters-bd-5b) (registry code 11307J7)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 3239
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 5, 1998
- Certificate issued: February 25, 1984
- Last registry action: October 21, 2008
- Mode S code: AB0E71
- Owners when cancelled: [Winters Howard H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINTERS%20HOWARD%20H), [Corbus Howard F Dr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CORBUS%20HOWARD%20F%20DR)
- Location: [Fresno, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fresno)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 36.8003° N, 119.8009° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93704, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N811Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=811Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N811Q-2014-12-03

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Corbus/Winters BD-5B: https://openairdocs.org/model/corbus-winters-bd-5b.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 LAX92LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA208), May 9, 1992: Corbus/Winters BD-5B (N811Q), Fresno, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING INITIAL CLIMB DUE TO A FRACTURE AND FAILURE OF THE ENGINE STARTER RING GEAR. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WHICH WAS RELATED TO THE MECHANICAL FAILURE WAS THE AIRPLANE…

## 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.

- [Incident 19900414014229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900414014229I), Apr 14, 1990: Amtrbd BEDEBD5B (N811Q), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on rollout. Pilot stated had gear safe light. Gear handle mechanism cable was broken.
- [Incident 19900105003239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900105003239I), Jan 5, 1990: Amtrbd BEDEBD5B (N811Q), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. Main gear collapsed on rollout. Gear operated normally when handle put down. Pilot stated he had safe lights.

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