N5052Z is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-22-108 built in 1961. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 21, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Piper PA-22-108 cancelled March 21, 2013
- Serial number
- 22-8676
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1961
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- July 19, 1989
- Last FAA action
- July 12, 2001
- Last owner
- Vanderheide Richard J (Individual)
Malibu, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N5052Z
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-22-108 · serial 228676
THE PILOT INITIATING AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT WITHOUT OPERATING AIR/GROUND COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE AFTER APPARENTLY DECIDING TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE INOPERATIVE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT RESULTING IN THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO ESTABLISH COMMUNICATION WITH ATC, ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE DARK NIGHT.
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