# N52EP: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: September 15, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52EP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52EP

## Aircraft that carried N52EP

- [Cancelled 2020-09-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52EP-2020-09-15): Robinson Helicopter R44 ASTRO, S/N 0077, built 1994. Exported to China. Owner: [Airtime LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRTIME%20LLC), [Laupahoehoe, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Laupahoehoe)

## NTSB investigations on N52EP (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 LAX06CA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA221), Jun 29, 2006: Robinson R-44 (N52EP), Fresno, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control following a loss of tail rotor effectiveness while in a downwind hover.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N52EP (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 20060628013579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060628013579A), Jun 28, 2006: Robsin R44ASTRO (N52EP), Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot performed a downwind takeoff with a thirteen knot tailwind. During this phase of flight, the helicopter lost tailrotor authority causing loss…

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