N4252K is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Stinson L-5 built in 1944. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 8, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Stinson L-5 cancelled June 8, 2018
- Serial number
- 3551
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1944
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 12, 2010
- Last FAA action
- June 22, 2015
- Last owner
- Patterson Jerry E (Individual)
Austin, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Ryan NAVION cancelled May 8, 1951
- Serial number
- NAV-4-1252
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Switzerland
- Certificate issued
- August 9, 1950
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Island Air Ferries INC (Corporation)
Bohemia, NY - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N4252K
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Stinson L 5 · serial 3551
The pilot’s improper fuel management before landing, which resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent total loss of engine power during a subsequent go-around when the fuel became unported during the climbing turn.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site