N5281A is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 210N built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 3, 2008 when the aircraft was exported to Bolivia. The last status on file was "second attempt to mail the triennial form, no response". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N5281A is reserved by Atlas Air INC since July 17, 2025. Reservation type: Fee paid, expiration notice sent. An expiration notice was issued on May 17, 2026.
Cessna 210N cancelled July 3, 2008
- Serial number
- 21063346
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- Second attempt to mail the triennial form, no response
- Exported to
- Bolivia
- Certificate issued
- November 13, 1986
- Last FAA action
- October 29, 1997
- Last owner
- South Suburban Aviation INC (Corporation)
Frankfort, IL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Cessna 310 cancelled January 22, 1971
- Serial number
- 35481
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- December 3, 1963
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Blunden E M (Individual)
Sacramento, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5281A
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 210N · serial 210-63346
THE FAILURE OF THE FSS TO NOTIFY ATC THAT THE ARIPORT WAS CLOSED, ATC'S SUBSEQUENT APPROACH CLEARANCE TO THE CLOSED AIRPORT, AND THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE ICY RUNWAY. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ICY RUNWAY CONDITIONS.
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