# N5052Z: 1961 Piper PA-22-108, registration cancelled 2013-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A6), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22-8676
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 16, 1961
- Certificate issued: July 19, 1989
- Last registry action: July 12, 2001
- Mode S code: A64F39
- Owner when cancelled: [Vanderheide Richard J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VANDERHEIDE%20RICHARD%20J)
- Location: [Malibu, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Malibu)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0702° N, 118.8510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90265, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5052Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5052Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5052Z-2013-03-21

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-22-108: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 LAX91FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA022), Oct 29, 1990: Piper PA-22-108 (N5052Z), Oceanside, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT INITIATING AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT WITHOUT OPERATING AIR/GROUND COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE AFTER APPARENTLY DECIDING TO RETURN TO THE…
- [NTSB OAK73DVA37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVA37), Jan 25, 1973: Piper PA-22 (N5052Z), Visalia, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN65D0098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65D0098), May 23, 1965: Piper PA-22 (N5052Z), Montrose, CO, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19901028048499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901028048499A), Oct 28, 1990: Piper PA22108 (N5052Z), Oceanside, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Departed with inop nav and com equipment IFR in night IMC. Collided with hill turning back to airport.
- [Accident 19730125000969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730125000969A), Jan 25, 1973: Piper PA22 (N5052Z), Visalia, CA, Substantial damage

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