# N926KB: 2017 Brad J Bates MOSQUITO XE 285, registration cancelled 2020-08-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 19, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Brad J Bates MOSQUITO XE 285](https://openairdocs.org/model/brad-j-bates-mosquito-xe-285) (registry code 056355D)
- Engine: [Suzuki INNTEC-800](https://openairdocs.org/engine/suzuki-inntec-800) (registry code 59354)
- Serial number: MXE 1306A17B
- Year built: 2017
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Kit: Composite Fx MOSQUITO XE 285
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 20, 2017
- Certificate issued: March 30, 2017
- Last registry action: March 30, 2017
- Mode S code: ACD557
- Owner when cancelled: [Bates Brad J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BATES%20BRAD%20J)
- Location: [Odessa, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Odessa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.1611° N, 82.6264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33556, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N926KB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=926KB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N926KB-2020-08-19

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 Brad J Bates MOSQUITO XE 285: https://openairdocs.org/model/brad-j-bates-mosquito-xe-285.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 ERA17LA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA335), Sep 25, 2017: Brad J Bates Mosquito XE 285 (N926KB), Odessa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to cold seizure of the No.1 piston, which resulted in its failure and a subsequent emergency autorotation and impact with a house’s roof.

## 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 20170925020899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170925020899A), Sep 25, 2017: Brad J. Bates MOSQUITO XE285 (N926KB), Odessa, FL, Substantial damage. N926KB departed from (10207 lake grove drive, Odessa, FL) for a local flight of about 40-minute, with approximately 10 gallons of 93 octane. When the pilot…

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