N5002E - 2003 Aircraft Aircraft Registration

2003

Aircraft Description

Model Year

2003

Manufacturer

—

Model

—

Type Aircraft

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Airworthiness Date

Invalid Date

Classification

Experimental 2 Category

Type Registration

Unknown

Status

Cert Issue Date

Invalid Date

Registered Owner

Name

MAHLER DARREN J

Address

4617 KENT AVE

City

METAIRIE

State / Zip Code

Louisiana70006-2011

Country

United States

Powerplant & Avionics

Engine Type

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Number of Engines

—

Mode S Code (Oct)

51436223

Mode S Code (Hex)

A63C93

NTSB Accident History (1)

Date	NTSB #	Damage	Highest Injury	Probable Cause
Sep 21, 2014	CEN14LA508	Destroyed	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.

Sep 21, 2014CEN14LA508

Destroyed

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.

Additional Details

Registration

N5002E

Serial Number

H2-02-13-546

Number of Engines

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Number of Seats

—

Expiration Date

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Last Action Date

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Last Update Date

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Unique ID

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Data Source

Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov

Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC