N248F1998 Berto Joseph M-500
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Nov 14, 2008.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched5 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- White City, OR
- Certificate issued
- May 8, 1998
- Canceled
- Nov 14, 2008
- Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur Built
- Airworthiness date
- Sep 3, 1998
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Berto Joseph
- Model
- M-500
- Year
- 1998
- Serial number
- 402B
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Not Type Certificated
- Seats
- 1
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A24E34
Engine
- Make and model
- Bombardier Rotax (All)
- Type
- Reciprocating
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1998 – 2008Individual ownerWhite City, OR
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (5)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Main rotor drive · o ring · pinchedSep 25, 1998
FILM OF OIL OBSERVED AROUND INSIDE OF THE SPRAGUE CLUTCH. A CALL TO REVOLUTION HELICOPTER CONFIRMED RED COLOR. INSPECTION REVEALED NO REMAINING FLUID AND A PINCHED O-RING. SEIZURE WAS IMMINENT. SUBMITTER SUGGESTED POOR QC AT ASSEMBLY AND RECOMMENDED ALL CLUTCHES BE INSPECTED FOR LEAKAGE. NO MEANS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Starting · cover · crackedSep 25, 1998
AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR OF ENGINE OPERATION, THE STARTER HOUSING WAS OBSERVED TO BE CRACKED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE STRATER MOTOR. SUBMITTER SUGGESTED STARTER WAS IMPROPERLY MOUNTED, AS DELIVERED IN THE KIT. THE O-RINGS WERE COMPRESSED TO THE POINT THERE WAS NO DAMPENING. FAILURE WAS IMMINENT.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Rotor flight controls · control cable · looseSep 1, 1998
UPON LIFTING THE HELICOPTER INTO A HOVER, SUBMITTER NOTICED IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE SWING OF THE TAIL EVEN WHILE HOLDING THE PEDALS STILL. DISASSEMBLED THE TAIL BOOM AND REMOVED THE TAIL ROTOR PUSH/PULL CABLE. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED .50 INCH OF SLOP IN THE CABLE. CONTROL OF THE TAIL…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Main rotor · bolt · looseJan 26, 1998
THE ROTORHEAD TOLERANCES ARE SO LOOSE THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CORRECTLY DETERMINE THE CONING ANGLE. THE BOLTS HOLDING THE GRIPS IN PLACE ALLOW THE HEADS CONE ANGLE TO VARY PLUS OR MINUS 1 DEGREE. TWO DEGREES IS NORMAL, SO THIS IS A 50 PERCENT ERROR. SUBMITTER STATED TO GROUND ALL SHIPS UNTIL THIS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor · snap ring · mismanufacturedJan 26, 1998
THE SNAP RING THAT HOLDS THE BEARING IN PLACE WAS MACHINED .1250 INCH BELOW THE TOP OF THE BEARING. THE SNAP RING COULD NOT BE PROPERLY INSTALLED, FOUND THE BEARING WAS ONLY HELD IN BY PRESS FIT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026