# N5260E: 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 23, 2024
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5260E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5260E

## Aircraft that carried N5260E

- [Cancelled 2024-03-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5260E-2024-03-23): Aerostar International RXS-8, S/N RXS8-3100, built 2000. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Palmerton, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Palmerton)
- [Cancelled 1995-01-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5260E-1995-01-20): Cessna 172N, S/N 17271802. Exported to New Zealand. Owner: [Prokar Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PROKAR%20INC), [Lake Charles, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lake%20Charles)
- [Cancelled 1959-07-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5260E-1959-07-15): Cessna 180B, S/N 50560. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## NTSB investigations on N5260E (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 FTW02LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA012), Oct 13, 2001: Aerostar RXS-8 (N5260E), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with a power line during landing. A contributing factor was the high wind during the landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5260E (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 20011013036769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011013036769A), Oct 13, 2001: Arostr RXS8 (N5260E), Albuquerque, NM, No damage. (.19) On October 13, 2001, at 0845 mountain daylight time, an Aerostar RXS-8 balloon, N5260E, was substantially damaged after impacting trees and power lines…

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