# N5314D: 2008 West Kay ANN WEST-2

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [West Kay ANN WEST-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/west-kay-ann-west-2) (registry code 056255R, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 001
- Year built: 2008
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 8, 2008
- Certificate issued: February 3, 2026
- Expires: February 28, 2033
- Mode S code: A6B70C
- Registered owner: [Prairie Sky Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRAIRIE%20SKY%20INC)
- Location: [Custer, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Custer)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.7267° N, 103.6486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 57730, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5314D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5314D

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 (West Kay ANN WEST-2)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N5314D.

## NTSB investigations on N5314D not matched to an aircraft (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 ANC91LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA060), May 22, 1991: Hughes 500-D (N5314D), Togiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SECURE THE CARGO PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH, UNEVEN TERRAIN.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N5314D.

## Reports on N5314D not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N5314D, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19910522016809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910522016809A), May 22, 1991: Hughes 369D (N5314D), Togiak, AK, Substantial damage. Fishing boat tied under helicopter. Rope came loose and fouled tail rotor pc links. Landed hard on tundra.

## 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 N5314D

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5314D before.

- [Cancelled 1958-04-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5314D-1958-04-21): Cessna 180A, S/N 50212. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5314D-undated): Cessna 172N, S/N 17272511. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## Related

- Other West Kay ANN WEST-2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/west-kay-ann-west-2/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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