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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5252Y

N5252Y is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes Helicopters Inc 369FF. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 24, 2008. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Hughes Helicopters Inc 369FF cancelled September 24, 2008

Serial number
0023F
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
September 16, 1999
Last FAA action
September 16, 2008
Last owner
Federal Bureau Of Investigation (Government)
Washington, DC
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

Piper PA-23-250 cancelled September 28, 1966

Serial number
27-2312
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1963
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Canada
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Coutches Michael E DBA American Aircraft Sales CO (Individual)
Hayward, CA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N5252Y

IAD05TA058Accident on April 27, 2005 at Quantico, VA: minor injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 369FF · serial 0023F

The flight crew's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from a building, which resulted in contact with the building, dynamic rollover, and collision with 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