# N52988: 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: December 18, 2008
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52988
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52988

## Aircraft that carried N52988

- [Cancelled 2008-12-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52988-2008-12-18): Wilkinson Daniel V ROTORWAY EXEC 90, S/N 1, built 1994. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Wilkinson Daniel V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILKINSON%20DANIEL%20V), [Kalamazoo, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Kalamazoo)
- [Cancelled 1965-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52988-1965-05-21): Howard DGA-15P, S/N 922. Owner: [Eichel Willis R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EICHEL%20WILLIS%20R), [West Islip, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/West%20Islip)

## NTSB investigations on N52988 (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 CHI07CA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA124), Apr 28, 2007: Wilkinson Daniel V Rotorway Exec 90 (N52988), Kalamazoo, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: The failure of the sprag clutch which resulted in the disengagement of the drive unit and the pilot's misjudged landing during the autorotation. A factor was the low altitude at which the failure…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N52988 (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 20070428009159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070428009159A), Apr 28, 2007: Amtr EXEC90 (N52988), Kalamazoo, MI, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot was practicing take-offs, hover, and quick stops above the runway. After take-off, at about 50 ft. and 50 mph, the pilot lowered the collective to…

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