# N52601: 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: March 25, 1991
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52601
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52601

## Aircraft that carried N52601

- [Cancelled 1991-03-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52601-1991-03-25): Cessna 172P, S/N 17274561. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Ayotte Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AYOTTE%20AVIATION%20INC), [Grand Ledge, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Grand%20Ledge)
- [Cancelled 1974-03-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52601-1974-03-28): Cessna 182P, S/N 18262700. Exported to France. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), Zaventem
- [Cancelled 1948-11-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52601-1948-11-29): Boeing A75, S/N 75-917. Owner: [Shorter Wendell S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHORTER%20WENDELL%20S), [Columbia, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Columbia)

## NTSB investigations on N52601 (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 CHI88FA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA231), Sep 4, 1988: Cessna 172P (N52601), Boyne City, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB ATL86LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA180), Jun 21, 1986: Cessna 172P (N52601), Salisbury, NC, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N52601 (3)

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 19880904036669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880904036669A), Sep 4, 1988: Cessna 172P (N52601), Boyne City, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Stalled and dived into lake while banking steeply low altitude for photos of boat race.
- [Accident 19860621026969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860621026969A), Jun 21, 1986: Cessna 172P (N52601), Salisbury, NC, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Made a 180 and overshot the landing on the departure runway. Engine ran after accident.
- [Incident 19830404015409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830404015409I), Apr 4, 1983: Cessna 172P (N52601), Raleigh, NC, Minor damage. Bounced and porpoised after a bad landing. Damaged propeller bent nose strut and tire was blown out.

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