# N5217: 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: January 17, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5217
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5217

## Aircraft that carried N5217

- [Cancelled 2018-01-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5217-2018-01-17): Quicksilver GT400S, S/N 39785231. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Shurance Jason R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHURANCE%20JASON%20R), [Temecula, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Temecula)
- [Cancelled 1976-03-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5217-1976-03-04): Semco Balloon CHALLENGER, S/N SEM I02. Owner: [Busse William G Sky Drifter Balloon Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUSSE%20WILLIAM%20G%20SKY%20DRIFTER%20BALLOON%20CO), [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- [Cancelled 1930-09-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5217-1930-09-17): Ryan B1, S/N 105. Owner: [New Castle Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEW%20CASTLE%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [New Castle, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/New%20Castle)

## NTSB investigations on N5217 (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 OAK76DVW12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVW12), Jan 24, 1976: Thunder AX-7 (N5217), Death Valley, CA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5217 (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 19760124000849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760124000849A), Jan 24, 1976: Semco CHALLENGER (N5217), Death Valley, CA, Destroyed. Gondola dragged across rock,balloon caught fire.

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