N5287U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Widner Jack Allen RV-3A built in 1995. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 23, 2009 when the aircraft was exported to Canada. 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.
Widner Jack Allen RV-3A cancelled April 23, 2009
- Serial number
- 10015
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1995
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- July 14, 2003
- Last FAA action
- July 18, 2006
- Last owner
- Mcdonald Larry D (Individual)
Aransas Pass, TX - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Cessna U206 cancelled April 15, 1965
- Serial number
- U2060287
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Venezuela
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Cessna Aircraft CO (Corporation)
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5287U
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Widner RV-3A · serial 10015
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing crosswind condition and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. The pilot's distraction in looking for the aircraft which announced an intention to land in the opposite direction was a factor in the accident.
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