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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5497M

N5497M is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Berliner Donald BUSHBY MUSTANG MM-I built in 1981. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 30, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Berliner Donald BUSHBY MUSTANG MM-I cancelled March 30, 2018

Serial number
1DB
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1981
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
May 1, 1980
Last FAA action
June 2, 2014
Last owner
Berliner Donald D (Individual)
Medford, NJ
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N5497M

NYC82FHD13Accident on June 12, 1982 at Millville, NJ: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Midget MUSTANG · serial 1DB

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