Eclipse Aviation Corp EA500 — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 24, 2026
There are 274 Eclipse Aviation Corp EA500 airframes on record (built 2006–2008), 220 currently registered. 9 have one or more NTSB accident records (9 records total). Data as of Jul 24, 2026.
Recent Eclipse Aviation Corp EA500 accidents
The pilot’s failure to maintain proper control of the airplane, which led to an unstabilized approach and a long landing on a runway contaminated with ice and patchy packed snow resulting in a runway excursion.
The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point and exceedance of the target touchdown speed, which resulted in a runway overrun.
A manufacturing defect that resulted in fatigue failure of the left main landing gear trunnion.
The loss of engine power during cruise flight due to the decoupling of the engine’s turbine and compressor sections. Contributing to the decoupling was the excessive wear of the turbine-to-compressor coupling components due maintenance personnel’s placement of an incorrect shim during a compressor section overhaul and a latent misalignment within the exhaust collector.
The pilot landed without lowering the landing gear. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to fly the airplane with an inoperative wing flap system.
The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point, and his excessive airspeed on approach.