# N52BZ: Bretscher Robert G VELOCITY 173RG, registration cancelled 2013-08-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Bretscher Robert G VELOCITY 173RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/bretscher-robert-g-velocity-173rg) (registry code 056031F)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 104B
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 7, 1996
- Last registry action: January 19, 2011
- Mode S code: A686C6
- Location: [Sebastian, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Sebastian)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.7944° N, 80.4915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32958, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52BZ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52BZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52BZ-2013-08-23

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Bretscher Robert G VELOCITY 173RG: https://openairdocs.org/model/bretscher-robert-g-velocity-173rg.md

## 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 20100911048119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100911048119I), Sep 11, 2010: Bretscher R VELOCITY 17 (N52BZ), Columbia, SC, Minor damage. On final to land for rw 31 at jim hamiltn l.b. Owens field (kcub) in Columbia, south carolina the aircraft struck the ground approximately 60 feet from the…

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