# N57502: 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: February 16, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=57502
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57502

## Aircraft that carried N57502

- [Cancelled 2018-02-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57502-2018-02-16): Taylorcraft DCO-65, S/N 4216, built 1942. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Gillis Kenneth H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GILLIS%20KENNETH%20H), [Franklin, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Franklin)

## NTSB investigations on N57502 (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 CHI88LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA127), Jun 5, 1988: Taylorcraft L-2 (N57502), Three Rivers, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N57502 (2)

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 19880605017999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880605017999A), Jun 5, 1988: Tcrafk L2TCRAFT (N57502), Three Rivers, MI, Substantial damage. Early lift off and attempt to force plane to climb resulted in stall and crash. Neither pilot was skilled in type.
- [Incident 19870817067599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870817067599I), Aug 17, 1987: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT (N57502), Granger, IN, Minor damage. Aircraft struck pine trees next to runway during takeoff. Aircraft near gross weight, density altitude are factor.

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