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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5280A

N5280A is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Leach Von DRAGONFLY. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 30, 2012. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.

Leach Von DRAGONFLY cancelled August 30, 2012

Serial number
1942
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Sale reported, canceled
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
August 18, 2004
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Indianapolis, IN
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

Cessna T210N cancelled January 26, 1989

Serial number
21063345
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Withheld
Airworthiness
None on file

Cessna 310 cancelled February 28, 1957

Serial number
35480
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Cessna Aircraft CO (Corporation)
Wichita, KS
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N5280A

DEN86FA142Accident on May 22, 1986 at Elgin, ND: fatal, destroyed (3 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna T210N · serial 21063345

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