N5052E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Schlitter Randy RANS S-9 built in 1988. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 17, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Schlitter Randy RANS S-9 cancelled September 17, 2013
- Serial number
- 1087022
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1988
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- May 23, 1995
- Last FAA action
- June 15, 2010
- Last owner
- Wise Gary N SR (Individual)
Casa Grande, AZ - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Cessna 180A cancelled November 7, 1958
- Serial number
- 50352
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Cessna Aircraft CO (Corporation)
Wichita, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
Bellanca 7ECA cancelled date not given
- Serial number
- 131679
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- N-number assigned but not yet registered
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5052E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schlitter RANS S-9 · serial 1087022
seizure of the #2 cylinder for undetermined reasons. The lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing was a factor.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bellanca 7ECA · serial 1316-79
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