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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5279S

N5279S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Yakovlev YAK-55M built in 1992. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 12, 2012. The last status on file was "registration pending, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Yakovlev YAK-55M cancelled September 12, 2012

Serial number
920403
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1992
Last status
Registration pending, canceled
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
October 11, 2001
Last owner
Registration Pending (Individual)
Saint George, UT
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition

Piper PA-28-140 cancelled date not given

Serial number
2826909
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 N5279S

CHI85LA299Accident on July 19, 1985 at Big Falls, MN: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-140 · serial 28-26909

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