# N5287U: 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: April 23, 2009
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5287U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5287U

## Aircraft that carried N5287U

- [Cancelled 2009-04-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5287U-2009-04-23): Widner Jack Allen RV-3A, S/N 10015, built 1995. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Mcdonald Larry D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCDONALD%20LARRY%20D), [Aransas Pass, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Aransas%20Pass)
- [Cancelled 1965-04-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5287U-1965-04-15): Cessna U206, S/N U2060287. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO)

## NTSB investigations on N5287U (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 LAX99LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA171), May 6, 1999: Widner RV-3A (N5287U), Casa Grande, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing crosswind condition and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. The pilot's distraction in looking for the…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5287U (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 19990506021699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990506021699A), May 6, 1999: Amtr RV3A (N5287U), Casa Grande, AZ, Substantial damage. On may 6, 1999, at 1550 hours mountain standard time, an experimental widner RV-3A, N5287U, lost directional control on takeoff and veered off runway 5 at the…
- [Incident 19910930049679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910930049679I), Sep 30, 1991: Cessna 172RG (N5287U), Columbus, OH. Pilot taxied off taxiway into grass to avoid collision with another aircraft that was turning off runway.

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