# N52LA: 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: April 13, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52LA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52LA

## Aircraft that carried N52LA

- [Cancelled 2017-04-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52LA-2017-04-13): Allen PITTS SPECIAL S-1, S/N 329H, built 1972. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [King James P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KING%20JAMES%20P), [Gahanna, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Gahanna)

## NTSB investigations on N52LA (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 ATL87DEK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DEK02), Aug 8, 1987: Allen Pitts Special S-1 (N52LA), Lancaster, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N52LA (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 19870808042949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870808042949A), Aug 8, 1987: Child S1PITTS (N52LA), Lancaster, OH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. During vertical climb aircraft appeared to stall and enter a spin impacting ground in near vertical position.

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