# N52R: 1979 Esser SONERAI-I, registration cancelled 2013-04-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 1, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Esser SONERAI-I](https://openairdocs.org/model/esser-sonerai-i) (registry code 0565988)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 0016
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 27, 1989
- Certificate issued: June 21, 1990
- Last registry action: August 2, 1996
- Mode S code: A6880C
- Owner when cancelled: [Elves Robert G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELVES%20ROBERT%20G)
- Location: [Wrgt Patterson Afb, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Wrgt%20Patterson%20Afb)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8230° N, 84.0485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45433, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52R-2013-04-01

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Esser SONERAI-I: https://openairdocs.org/model/esser-sonerai-i.md

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