# N5297: Mono-Aircraft MONOCOUPE

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mono-Aircraft MONOCOUPE](https://openairdocs.org/model/mono-aircraft-monocoupe) (registry code 9251102, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 18
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 9, 2001
- Certificate issued: July 21, 2022
- Expires: July 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A6ADAA
- Registered owner: [Air Power Museum Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20POWER%20MUSEUM%20INC)
- Location: [Ottumwa, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Ottumwa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0444° N, 92.4291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52501, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5297
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5297

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Mono-Aircraft MONOCOUPE)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N5297.

## NTSB investigations on N5297 not matched to an aircraft (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 LAX85LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA361), Aug 22, 1985: Grumman G-164A (N5297), Buckeye, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX77FUJ94](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUJ94), Aug 30, 1977: Grumman G-164A (N5297), Buckeye, AZ, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N5297.

## Reports on N5297 not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N5297, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19850821039919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850821039919A), Aug 21, 1985: Scwzer G164A (N5297), Buckeye, AZ, Destroyed. Engine ran rough after spray run. Oil covered windshield. Improperly aligned with runway. Connecting rod failed.
- [Accident 19770830025699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770830025699A), Aug 30, 1977: Grumav G164A (N5297), Buckeye, AZ, Substantial damage

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N5297

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5297 before.

- [Cancelled 1938-11-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5297-1938-11-01): Travel Air S-2000, S/N 497. Owner: [Janus Peter & Janus Leon& Janus Stanley](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JANUS%20PETER%20%26%20JANUS%20LEON%26%20JANUS%20STANLEY), [Clarksboro, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Clarksboro)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5297-undated): Grumman G-164A, S/N 583. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Mono-Aircraft MONOCOUPE aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/mono-aircraft-monocoupe/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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