# N5444: 1935 Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a) (registry code 2801002, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR](https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (registry code 20004)
- Serial number: 3312
- Year built: 1935
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 12, 1971
- Certificate issued: November 5, 1986
- Expires: January 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A6E9AC
- Registered owner: [Thibault William N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THIBAULT%20WILLIAM%20N)
- Location: [Newport Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Newport%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6252° N, 117.9288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92663, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5444
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5444

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 (Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 LAX72DUQ49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUQ49), Sep 6, 1971: Dehavilland DH 82A (N5444), Santa Paula, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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.

- [Incident 19931212050549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931212050549I), Dec 12, 1993: Dhavxx DH82AROBRTSN (N5444), Hawthorne, CA, Minor damage. Pilot applied too much forward pressure on rollout. Propeller struck runway.

## 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 N5444

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5444 before.

- [Cancelled 1941-01-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5444-1941-01-15): Waco GXE, S/N 1513, built 1928. Owner: [Deninno Michaelangelo](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DENINNO%20MICHAELANGELO), [Providence, RI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/RI/Providence)

## Related

- Other Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a/aircraft.md
- The Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major.md

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