N5002E — 2003 Brupbacher Chris CB2000

Aircraft record

Serial number

H2-02-13-546

Manufacturer

Brupbacher Chris

Model

CB2000

Year

2003

Category

Rotorcraft

Engine

Subaru All Mdls A/b

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N5002E →

Accident & incident history

1. CEN14LA508Sep 21, 2014Reserve, LAFatal · 2 fatal

   The failure of the flight control rod bearing due to an undetected preexisting corrosion-induced crack, which resulted in the main rotor blades going to full pitch and the rotor mast folding; this allowed the pusher propeller to strike and sever the tail.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 2003 Brupbacher Chris CB2000).

1. Mar 26, 2018deregistered — Mahler Darren J

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N5002E was previously assigned to different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 2003 Brupbacher Chris CB2000 above.

• until Oct 4, 2000Bell 206B (s/n 2428)
• until Oct 22, 1970Cessna 180A (s/n 50302)

Frequently asked

Has N5002E been in an accident?

Yes. N5002E appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2014.

What kind of aircraft is N5002E?

N5002E is a 2003 Brupbacher Chris CB2000 (rotorcraft), serial number H2-02-13-546.

Has N5002E been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N5002E (CEN14LA508) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.