# N5897: Atkins ACRO-SPORT, registration cancelled 2013-05-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Atkins ACRO-SPORT](https://openairdocs.org/model/atkins-acro-sport) (registry code 0564609)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 356
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 14, 1987
- Certificate issued: March 13, 2012
- Last registry action: March 13, 2012
- Mode S code: A79AA4
- Owner when cancelled: [Gross James R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GROSS%20JAMES%20R)
- Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2784° N, 92.0279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70507, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5897
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5897
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5897-2013-05-23

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 Atkins ACRO-SPORT: https://openairdocs.org/model/atkins-acro-sport.md

## NTSB investigations (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 (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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