# N63253: 1943 Stinson L-5, registration cancelled 2018-03-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 28, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Stinson L-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-l-5) (registry code 8630202)
- Engine: [Continental R670-SERIES series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r670-series-series) (registry code 17016)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-764](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-764) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 76-225
- Year built: 1943
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, other
- Airworthiness date: December 7, 1967
- Certificate issued: May 19, 2014
- Last registry action: May 19, 2014
- Mode S code: A8484D
- Owner when cancelled: [Gray James H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAY%20JAMES%20H)
- Location: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6340° N, 112.0931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85023, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63253
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=63253
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63253-2018-03-28

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 Stinson L-5: https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-l-5.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 LAX70F0083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70F0083), Aug 10, 1969: Stinson L-5 (N63253), Elsinore, CA, substantial damage

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