# N52VC: 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: November 28, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52VC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52VC

## Aircraft that carried N52VC

- [Cancelled 2012-11-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52VC-2012-11-28): Palmer Joe A RV6A, S/N 24642, built 2003. Owner: [Richards Joseph S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICHARDS%20JOSEPH%20S), [Newport, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Newport)

## NTSB investigations on N52VC (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 WPR11LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA233), May 21, 2011: Palmer RV6A (N52VC), Cody, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient altitude to avoid rising terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s visual illusion and disorientation due to the flat light conditions.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N52VC (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 20110521009269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110521009269A), May 21, 2011: Palmer Joe A RV6A (N52VC), Cody, WY, Minor damage. On 05/21/2011, at 1430 MDT, N52VC, a vans RV-6A amateur-built airplane impacted a mountain valley snow-field at approximately 10,600 feet MSL. The two persons…

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