# N838B: 2009 Bobo Christopher J LOEHLE 5151, registration cancelled 2017-07-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 14, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bobo Christopher J LOEHLE 5151](https://openairdocs.org/model/bobo-christopher-j-loehle-5151) (registry code 05619SB)
- Engine: [Rotax 503UL](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503ul) (registry code 55565)
- Serial number: 5151-1573285
- Year built: 2009
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Kit: Loehle Acft Corp LOEHLE 5151
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 28, 2009
- Certificate issued: September 14, 2009
- Last registry action: September 14, 2009
- Mode S code: AB762B
- Owner when cancelled: [Cox Keith A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COX%20KEITH%20A)
- Location: [Hope Mills, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Hope%20Mills)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.9274° N, 78.9139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28348, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N838B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=838B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N838B-2017-07-14

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 Bobo Christopher J LOEHLE 5151: https://openairdocs.org/model/bobo-christopher-j-loehle-5151.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 ERA11LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA023), Oct 17, 2010: Bobo Christopher J Loehle 5151 (N838B), Southern Pines, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The reported fluttering of the wings in flight and the pilot's subsequent in-flight loss of control for undetermined reasons.

## 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 20101017051109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101017051109A), Oct 17, 2010: Bobo Christ LOEHLE 5151 (N838B), Southern Pines, NC, Destroyed. The aircraft eperienced an in-flight component failure while in level, cruise flight. Several witnesses reported seeing the aircraft wings flaping up and down…

## Other aircraft with N838B

- [Cancelled 1989-09-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N838B-1989-09-11): Luscombe 8E, S/N 6770. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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