# N5280A: 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: August 30, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5280A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5280A

## Aircraft that carried N5280A

- [Cancelled 2012-08-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5280A-2012-08-30): Leach Von DRAGONFLY, S/N 1942. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Indianapolis, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Indianapolis)
- [Cancelled 1989-01-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5280A-1989-01-26): Cessna T210N, S/N 21063345. Triennial form not returned
- [Cancelled 1957-02-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5280A-1957-02-28): Cessna 310, S/N 35480. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## NTSB investigations on N5280A (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 DEN86FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA142), May 22, 1986: Cessna T210N (N5280A), Elgin, ND, destroyed, 3 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5280A (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 19860522046289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860522046289A), May 22, 1986: Cessna T210N (N5280A), Elgin, ND, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Proceeded VFR into a thunderstorm. Lost control and aircraft came apart in the air. VFR was not recommended.

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