# N5268L: 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: November 12, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5268L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5268L

## Aircraft that carried N5268L

- [Cancelled 2013-11-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5268L-2013-11-12): Aerostar International S-66A, S/N S66A-3064, built 2000. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Camelot Balloons](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAMELOT%20BALLOONS), [Vail, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Vail)
- [Cancelled 1994-08-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5268L-1994-08-03): Cessna 152, S/N 15284285. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [H & R Leasing Co DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/H%20%26%20R%20LEASING%20CO%20DBA), [Brownsville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Brownsville)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5268L-undated): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-4566. Owner: [Amityville Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMITYVILLE%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Amityville, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Amityville)

## NTSB investigations on N5268L (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 DEN00LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA150), Aug 12, 2000: Aerostar S-66A (N5268L), Edwards, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Lack of crew coordination when the ground crew failed to hold the balloon in position following landing as the pilot expected them to do. A factor was power lines.
- [NTSB FTW82FPA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPA09), Dec 30, 1981: Cessna 152 (N5268L), Scurry, TX, destroyed
- [NTSB NYC72FHJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FHJ08), Aug 21, 1971: Piper PA-28 (N5268L), Massapequa, NY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5268L (2)

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 20000812013199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000812013199A), Aug 12, 2000: Raven S66A (N5268L), Edwards, CO, No damage. (-23) On August 12, 2000, at 09:00 am MDT, an Aerostar S-66A balloon, N5268L sustained substantial damage when it struck power lines during landing at Edwards,…
- [Accident 19811230082059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811230082059A), Dec 30, 1981: Cessna 152 (N5268L), Scurry, TX, Destroyed. Ran out of fuel at night en route. Struck wires and a fence trying to land on a road. Aircraft burned.

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