# N5897: 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: May 23, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5897
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5897

## Aircraft that carried N5897

- [Cancelled 2013-05-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5897-2013-05-23): Atkins ACRO-SPORT, S/N 356. Owner: [Gross James R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GROSS%20JAMES%20R), [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)

## NTSB investigations on N5897 (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 CEN13LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA225), Apr 12, 2013: Atkins ACRO-SPORT I (N5897), Midland, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the left elevator torque tube due to poor quality welds by the manufacturer, which resulted in the loss of pitch control.
- [NTSB FTW88DPA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DPA04), Jul 22, 1988: Atkins ACRO-SPORT (N5897), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5897 (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 20130412006029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130412006029A), Apr 12, 2013: Atkins ACRO-SPORT (N5897), Morse, LA, Destroyed. Pilot was initiating a vertical climb to 3000 feet to perform an aerobatic maneuver and lost elevator authority. Pilot attempted to use the throttle to control…
- [Accident 19880721027719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880721027719A), Jul 21, 1988: Amtrea ACROSPORT (N5897), Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel. Landed in a soft dirt field and flipped over.

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