# N98MF: Opus Motorsports BD02, registration cancelled 2007-09-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 18, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Opus Motorsports BD02](https://openairdocs.org/model/opus-motorsports-bd02) (registry code 060003M)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: February 6, 2007
- Certificate issued: January 5, 2007
- Last registry action: January 5, 2007
- Mode S code: ADA9E4
- Owner when cancelled: [Opus Motorsports LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OPUS%20MOTORSPORTS%20LLC)
- Location: [Lewes, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Lewes)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7287° N, 75.1685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19958, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98MF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98MF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98MF-2007-09-18

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 Opus Motorsports BD02: https://openairdocs.org/model/opus-motorsports-bd02.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 CHI07LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA237), Jul 28, 2007: Opus Motorsports BD02 (N98MF), Dayton, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining clearance from terrain during the aerobatic maneuver. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's restricted ability to see the terrain and the oil smoke present…

## 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 20070728020139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070728020139A), Jul 28, 2007: Opusms BD02 (N98MF), Dayton, OH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) During an air show at the Dayton international airport on July 28, 2007, the pilot [privacy data omitted] fatally crashed after a loop and spinning…

## Other aircraft with N98MF

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98MF-undated): Pitts S-2A, S/N 2217

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