N5527M is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172S. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 5, 2014 when the aircraft was exported to South Africa. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172S cancelled September 5, 2014
- Serial number
- 172S11475
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- South Africa
- Certificate issued
- September 5, 2014
- Last FAA action
- September 5, 2014
- Last owner
- Southwind Global Aviation INC DBA (Corporation)
Moundridge, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna 152 cancelled April 18, 2006
- Serial number
- 15284603
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1980
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- February 10, 1994
- Last FAA action
- February 21, 2006
- Last owner
- Valley Aviation INC (Corporation)
Fort Payne, AL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N5527M
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 152 · serial 15284603
The intentional unauthorized use of a stolen aircraft by an unqualified person which resulted in a hard landing and substantial damage to the airplane.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 152 · serial 15284603
The inadequate visual lookout by both pilots. Factors were the radio reception difficulties of the 152 pilot, his failure to make position reports while maneuvering for a landing, and the failure of the 182 pilot to have a safety observer while conducting visual instrument-procedures.
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