# N5246: 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: January 17, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5246
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5246

## Aircraft that carried N5246

- [Cancelled 2018-01-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5246-2018-01-17): Garcia Roberto P NIEUPORT 24BIS, S/N 001, built 1997. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Airshows](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OLD%20RHINEBECK%20AERODROME%20AIRSHOWS), [Rhinebeck, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Rhinebeck)
- [Cancelled 2003-06-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5246-2003-06-16): Girard Gerald L RV-4, S/N 282, built 1995. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Bergeron Ray A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERGERON%20RAY%20A), [Breaux Bridge, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Breaux%20Bridge)

## NTSB investigations on N5246 (3)

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 NYC08LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA281), Aug 17, 2008: Roberto P. Garcia Nieuport 24bis (N5246), Rhinebeck, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and spin.
- [NTSB FTW03LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA049), Nov 25, 2002: Girard RV-4 (N5246), Homer, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's VFR flight into IMC conditions and his failure to obtain/maintain altitude/clearance from trees during the initial climb after takeoff. Contributing factors were fog and trees.
- [NTSB MIA73FKJ71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKJ71), Jun 23, 1973: Ryan ST-3KR (N5246), Wetumpka, AL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5246 (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 20021125031919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021125031919A), Nov 25, 2002: Amtr RV4 (N5246), Homer, LA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) The RV-4 aircraft took-off to the northwest on runway 30 from the homver municipal airport with heavy fog present. Shortly after lift-off the aircraft…

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