# N520SM: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: February 12, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=520SM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N520SM

## Aircraft that carried N520SM

- [Cancelled 2021-02-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N520SM-2021-02-12): Agustawestland AW109SP, S/N 22297. Exported to Japan. Owner: [Bank Of Utah Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BANK%20OF%20UTAH%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- [Cancelled 2000-08-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N520SM-2000-08-03): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-7405449. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Oddy Kenneth R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ODDY%20KENNETH%20R), [Orange Park, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Orange%20Park)

## NTSB investigations on N520SM (1)

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 ATL97LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA071), May 8, 1997: Piper PA-23-250 (N520SM), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance while on a low pass, leading to propeller damage. A factor was birds in the area.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N520SM (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 19970508009699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970508009699A), May 8, 1997: Piper PA23250 (N520SM), Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. Low pass to check gear doors. Hit hill avoiding egrets. Bent prop. Landed gear up off end rwy. (-23) the pilot requested a low pass over the non-controlled…

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