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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N52985

N52985 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Vander Wal Warren FISHER CLASSIC built in 1993. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 7, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.

Vander Wal Warren FISHER CLASSIC cancelled September 7, 2017

Serial number
C086
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1993
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
March 29, 1994
Last FAA action
December 1, 2010
Last owner
Vander Wal Warren F (Individual)
Pollock, SD
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

Cessna 172P cancelled July 26, 1989

Serial number
17274652
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

Consolidated Vultee BT-13A cancelled November 29, 1951

Serial number
11202
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1947
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 12, 1947
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Williamson Joe N (Individual)
Charlotte, NC
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N52985

DEN86LA161Accident on June 15, 1986 at Santa Fe, NM: minor injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172P · serial 17274652

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