Electric rotorcraft

N498CW

Homebuilt EA-J150

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
JMZKJUAV602595147
Class
Electric rotorcraft
Engines
4
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Walnut Creek LLC (LLC)
Based
Chapin, IL
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Registration record

N498CW on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt EA-J150
Serial
JMZKJUAV602595147
Engines
4
Registered owner
Walnut Creek LLC
Chapin, IL
Certificate issued
2025-10-31
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A62E17
Mode S (octal)
51427027
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N498CW.
Overview

About N498CW

N498CW is a Homebuilt EA-J150, serial number JMZKJUAV602595147. The FAA register lists Walnut Creek LLC as the registrant in Chapin, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 31, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an electric rotorcraft.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N498CW. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2002-05-01 Accident · Baltimore, MD Damage: Substantial NTSB · IAD02FA047
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 400A — a different aircraft that carried the N498CW registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The captain's failure to go around. Factors included the captain's preoccupation with the flight management system, the crew's failure to adhere to company standard operating procedures, and the lack of proper crew coordination.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.