{"airworthiness_class":"","airworthiness_date":"","airworthiness_ops":"","category":"conventional","cert_issue_date":"2026-02-09","city":"PHOENIX","country_code":"US","county_code":"013","cruise_speed_mph":null,"data_date":"2026-10-02","documents":[],"eng_mfr_mdl":"","engine_horsepower":null,"engine_maker":"","engine_model":"","engine_thrust_lb":null,"expiration_date":"2033-02-28","fractional_owner":0,"is_company":0,"is_electric":0,"is_unmanned_cert":0,"kind":"piston-singles","kit_mfr":"SONEX LLC","kit_model":"SONEX","last_action_date":"2026-02-09","maker":"Horne Charles M","maker_country":null,"maker_raw":"HORNE CHARLES M","maker_segment":null,"mfr_mdl_code":"05643ME","mode_s_code":"51511546","mode_s_hex":"A69366","model":"SONEX","n_number":"N5225C","name":"HORNE CHARLES M","ntsb_checked":true,"ntsb_records":[{"city":"Oso","damage":"SUBS","date":"2014-07-22","highest_injury":"SERS","ntsb_no":"WPR14LA308","probable_cause":"The pilot/mechanic\u2019s failure to properly perform required inspections of the main rotor blades at the necessary intervals, which resulted in an in-flight separation of a main rotor blade due to disbonding and fatigue cracking. Contributing to the accident was the lack of clear guidance in the helicopter maintenance inspection instructions, which allowed for the possible misinterpretation by maintenance personnel of their intent.","registration":"N5225C","state":"WA","summary":"Accident on July 22, 2014 at Oso, WA: serious injuries, substantial damage.","type":"ACC"},{"city":"Taholah","damage":"SUBS","date":"2003-04-07","highest_injury":"MINR","ntsb_no":"SEA03LA058","probable_cause":"The entanglement of the fuel quantity sender float in the start pump wiring within the fuel tank as a result of the wiring not being properly secured.  This rendered the fuel gauge inaccurate and the low fuel warning light inoperative which led to fuel exhaustion. The improper securing of the wiring was a result of unspecified maintenance personnel not identifying the unsecured condition. Contributing factors were the lack of adequate guidance in the maintenance manuals on inspection of the wiring and the low rotor RPM during the autorotation resulting in a hard landing.","registration":"N5225C","state":"WA","summary":"Accident on April 7, 2003 at Taholah, WA: minor injuries, substantial damage.","type":"ACC"},{"city":"FORKS","damage":"SUBS","date":"1996-11-16","highest_injury":"SERS","ntsb_no":"SEA97LA032","probable_cause":"fuel contamination, which resulted in loss of engine power.  Factors relating to the accident included: improper servicing of the helicopter, and a lack of suitable terrain for an emergency landing due to the proximity of trees.","registration":"N5225C","state":"WA","summary":"Accident on November 16, 1996 at Forks, WA: serious injuries, substantial damage.","type":"ACC"}],"num_engines":1,"other_names":"","plain_english":"N5225C is a Horne Charles M SONEX, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Phoenix, Arizona. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 9, 2026 and expires on February 28, 2033. No airworthiness certificate is on file, which is normal for drones and for aircraft still being built or tested.","records_check":[{"finding":"Valid registration to Horne Charles M, an individual, certificate issued February 9, 2026, expires February 28, 2033. No fractional interest recorded.","item":"Registration and identity","source":1,"status":"CLEAR"},{"finding":"No airworthiness certificate is on file. Usual for a newly registered aircraft, a project, or an aircraft that has not flown since a change of registration; ask for the certificate.","item":"Airworthiness certificate","source":1,"status":"ATTENTION"},{"finding":"No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 1370 for this model in the deregistered file.","item":"Prior registrations of this airframe","source":2,"status":"CLEAR"},{"finding":"N5225C was previously assigned to 2 other aircraft: Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D (serial 590497D, cancelled February 7, 2017); Cessna 310R (serial 310R1517, cancelled date not given). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number.","item":"Tail number reuse","source":2,"status":"ATTENTION"},{"finding":"No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file.","item":"Recent registry documents","source":3,"status":"NOTE"},{"finding":"3 NTSB records under N5225C: Accident on July 22, 2014 at Oso, WA: serious injuries, substantial damage. Accident on April 7, 2003 at Taholah, WA: minor injuries, substantial damage. Accident on November 16, 1996 at Forks, WA: serious injuries, substantial damage. Details below.","item":"Accident and incident record","source":4,"status":"ATTENTION"},{"finding":"These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.","item":"Title chain, liens and 337 forms","source":null,"status":"PENDING"},{"finding":"AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.","item":"Airworthiness directives and utilization","source":null,"status":"PENDING"}],"records_check_sources":[{"n":1,"name":"FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file","url":"https://registry.faa.gov/"},{"n":2,"name":"FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download)","url":"https://registry.faa.gov/"},{"n":3,"name":"FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks","url":"https://registry.faa.gov/"},{"n":4,"name":"NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL)","url":"https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search"}],"region":"Western-Pacific","region_code":"4","registrant_type":"Individual","registrant_type_code":"1","seats":2,"serial_number":"1370","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"AZ","status":"Valid registration","status_code":"V","status_short":"Valid","street":"20815 N 1ST AVE","street2":"","type_aircraft":"Fixed-wing, single engine","type_aircraft_code":"4","type_engine":"Piston (reciprocating)","type_engine_code":"1","unique_id":"01533486","url":"https://eflight.com/aircraft/N5225C","watchlist_group":null,"watchlist_note":null,"weight_class":"","year_mfr":null,"zip":"850275966"}