N5021 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Stemme Gmbh & Co S10-VT built in 1997. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 31, 2019. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Stemme Gmbh & Co S10-VT cancelled January 31, 2019
- Serial number
- 11-010
- Type
- Glider · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1997
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- October 18, 2004
- Last FAA action
- March 25, 2015
- Last owner
- Saunders Robert (Individual)
Telluride, CO - Airworthiness
- Standard · Utility
Fairchild KR-31 cancelled July 13, 1948
- Serial number
- 149
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- October 22, 1941
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Charles Dornberger (Partnership)
Philadelphia, PA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Curtiss JN4D cancelled March 31, 1928
- Serial number
- 34189
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- July 12, 1927
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Pomeroy Madison H (Individual)
Front Royal, VA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5021
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Stemme GMBH & CO S10 VT · serial 11-010
The pilot's encounter with a downdraft that exceeded the climb performance of the powered glider and resulted in his inability to maintain clearance from the trees. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to fly near building clouds and rain shower activity.
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