N5291C is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Aerostar International Inc S53A. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 3, 2011. The last status on file was "expired dealer". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Aerostar International Inc S53A cancelled January 3, 2011
- Serial number
- S53A-3082
- Type
- Balloon · None
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Expired dealer
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- February 15, 2001
- Last owner
- Aerostar International INC (Corporation)
Sioux Falls, SD - Airworthiness
- None on file
Beech C35 cancelled October 14, 1994
- Serial number
- D2681
- 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
- August 18, 1993
- Last owner
- Miller John M (Individual)
Poughkeepsie, NY - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5291C
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech C35 · serial D-2681
The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and inaccurate fuel consumption calculations, resulting in fuel starvation and engine failure, and the subsequent collision with trees during a forced landing. A factor related to the accident was the turbulent air conditions during the approach.
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