# N52RZ: Zorn Z-BIRD LD-1, registration cancelled 1982-11-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 16, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Zorn Z-BIRD LD-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/zorn-z-bird-ld-1) (registry code 0565302)
- Serial number: 1
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 1, 1974
- Mode S code: A68824
- Owner when cancelled: [Zorn Ralph G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZORN%20RALPH%20G)
- Location: [Birmingham, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Birmingham)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52RZ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52RZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52RZ-1982-11-16

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 Zorn Z-BIRD LD-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/zorn-z-bird-ld-1.md

## NTSB investigations (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 MIA78DKJ90](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKJ90), Sep 17, 1978: Z-Bird LD-1 (N52RZ), Oneonta, AL, destroyed

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