N5538G is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Helio USAF U-10D built in 1967. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 8, 2021. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Helio USAF U-10D cancelled May 8, 2021
- Serial number
- 1270
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1967
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 31, 1988
- Last FAA action
- January 23, 2018
- Last owner
- Mcgregor Larry (Individual)
Brookville, OH - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Cessna 150J cancelled October 28, 1975
- Serial number
- 15071038
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- February 7, 1972
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Kentucky Flying Service (Corporation)
Louisville, KY - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5538G
Aircraft on the NTSB record: De Havilland DHC-2 · serial 1295
THE FORCED LANDING ON THE ROUGH TERRAIN AND THE ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE COLLECTOR INTERMEDIATE BEARINGS.
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