# N5217N: 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: February 17, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5217N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5217N

## Aircraft that carried N5217N

- [Cancelled 2017-02-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5217N-2017-02-17): Aerostar International RXS-8, S/N RXS8-3093, built 1999. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Orange Blossom Balloons Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ORANGE%20BLOSSOM%20BALLOONS%20INC), [Windermere, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Windermere)
- [Cancelled 1996-06-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5217N-1996-06-26): Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E, S/N 0134E. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Rogers Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROGERS%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- [Cancelled 1980-06-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5217N-1980-06-05): Cessna 182Q, S/N 18267578. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Transair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRANSAIR%20INC), [Oakland, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oakland)

## NTSB investigations on N5217N (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 LAX90LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA171), May 11, 1990: Hughes 369E (N5217N), Firebaugh, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE TO PERFORM A MANDATORY COMPRESSOR SECTION INSPECTION THAT RESULTED IN THE UNDETECTED EROSION OF THE COMPRESSOR VANES AND ENGINE FAILURE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5217N (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 19900510015639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900510015639A), May 10, 1990: Hughes 369E (N5217N), Firebaugh, CA, Substantial damage. Compressor section failed after placing load. Dropped line. Autorotated to hard landing. Rotors chopped tailboom.

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