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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5189X

N5189X is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Heldeberg Designs Llc BLUE HERON MARATHON built in 2002. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 8, 2022. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

N5189X is reserved by a private party since January 8, 2022. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Heldeberg Designs Llc BLUE HERON MARATHON cancelled January 8, 2022

Serial number
HD02076M
Type
Powered parachute · Two-cycle piston
Year built
2002
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
September 14, 2007
Last FAA action
August 27, 2018
Last owner
Fox George H (Individual)
Germantown, NY
Airworthiness
Experimental · Registered before Jan 31, 2008

Champion 7ECA cancelled May 9, 2002

Serial number
687
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1969
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
March 20, 1999
Last FAA action
March 19, 2002
Last owner
Ginnett Steve R (Co-owned)
Anchorage, AK
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Acrobatic

NTSB accident and incident record under N5189X

ANC01LA115Accident on August 20, 2001 at Palmer, AK: serious injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Champion 7ECA · serial 687-7ECA

The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area. A factor associated with the accident was rough/uneven terrain.

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