# N5439: 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: June 8, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5439
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5439

## Aircraft that carried N5439

- [Cancelled 2018-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5439-2018-06-08): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A, S/N 1158, built 1973. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Vardaman Chuck L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VARDAMAN%20CHUCK%20L), [Dorchester, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dorchester)
- [Cancelled 1931-08-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5439-1931-08-19): Travel Air Mfg 2000, S/N 528, built 1928. Owner: [Jacobs Charles J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JACOBS%20CHARLES%20J), [Albany, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Albany)

## NTSB investigations on N5439 (2)

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 CEN11CA497](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA497), Jul 21, 2011: Grumman Schweizer G-164A (N5439), North English, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB FTW00RA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00RA062), Dec 1, 1999: Cessna 182S (N5439), Tepic, Mexico, 3 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5439 (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 20110721014159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110721014159A), Jul 21, 2011: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A (N5439), North English, IA, Destroyed. The pilot stated he was landing into the setting sun and his vision was obscured by chemical on the windscreen. The pilot said he was not sure of the details…

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