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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of October 29, 2026
N223CL

Apex APEX CROSS-5X

Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codesNebraska

N223CL is an Apex APEX CROSS-5X, a weight-shift aircraft with a two-stroke engine. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Fremont, Nebraska. The FAA lists the registration as "sale reported". It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for registered before jan 31, 2008, dated June 7, 2007.

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Aircraft

Maker
Apex
Model
APEX CROSS-5X
Serial number
02-02
Type
Weight-shift controlFAA type of aircraft code 7 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Power
Two-cycle pistonFAA type of engine code 7 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Compact Ra MZ202 · 60 hp
Seats
2
Year built
Not given
Transponder code
A1EC63 (octal 50366143)

Registration

Status
Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7 (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
—
Expires
—
Last FAA action
August 5, 2026
Airworthiness
ExperimentalFAA airworthiness class code 4 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · Registered before Jan 31, 2008FAA certificate purpose code 8A (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · June 7, 2007
FAA region
CentralFAA region code 3 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
00339239

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Sale Reported
Type
IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
541 W 8Th St
Fremont, NE 68025-4873

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Connections how N223CL links to the rest of the register

Design
  • Apex 6 aircraft on the register
Engine
Place

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The public federal record on N223CL, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.

ATTENTIONRegistration and identity

Registration status is "Sale reported". An aircraft cannot be operated on an invalid or expired registration; resolve this with the FAA before any transaction. [1]

NOTEAirworthiness certificate

Experimental certificate for registered before jan 31, 2008; the FAA file gives no certificate date and no manufacture year. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 02-02 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

CLEARTail number reuse

No other airframe has carried N223CL according to the deregistered file. [2]

NOTERecent registry documents

No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]

ATTENTIONAccident and incident record

1 NTSB record under N223CL: Accident on September 2, 2024 at Columbus, NE: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal). Details below. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

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PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

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NTSB records 1

CEN24LA332Accident on September 2, 2024 at Columbus, NE: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Apex CROSS-5X · operated under 091

The non-certificated pilot’s failure to maintain control of the aircraft after takeoff.

Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB

CLEAR the source was checked and shows no adverse findingATTENTION a fact a buyer or lender should understand, often routineNOTE context onlyPENDING covered by the full report
  1. FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 29, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 29, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 29, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

This automated check reads the public federal record. Nothing here is a legal opinion, an appraisal or a statement about the aircraft's condition; a CLEAR line is a statement about the searched record, not the aircraft.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 29, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data