# N5048B: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: August 10, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5048B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5048B

## Aircraft that carried N5048B

- [Cancelled 2020-08-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5048B-2020-08-10): Cessna 172RG, S/N 172RG0478. Owner: [Pilots Choice Aviation Equipment Leasing Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PILOTS%20CHOICE%20AVIATION%20EQUIPMENT%20LEASING%20CO), [Georgetown, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Georgetown)
- [Cancelled 1972-09-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5048B-1972-09-08): Beech F35, S/N D-4334. Owner: [Scott William E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCOTT%20WILLIAM%20E), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5048B-undated): Bellanca 7ECA, S/N 130479. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N5048B (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW82DA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA021), Nov 12, 1981: Bellanca 7ECA (N5048B), Plainview, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB FTW73AF009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF009), Sep 4, 1972: Beech F35 (N5048B), Ruston, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5048B (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19811112073849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811112073849A), Nov 12, 1981: Bbavia 7ECA (N5048B), Plainview, TX, Destroyed. Was buzzing friend's house, then performed a snap roll at 200 feet AGL. Stalled on recovery and spun in.

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