# N90872: American Helicopter XA-5, registration cancelled 1955-10-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 13, 1955
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [American Helicopter XA-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-helicopter-xa-5) (registry code 05638W2)
- Serial number: 1
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: January 17, 1949
- Mode S code: AC904C
- Owner when cancelled: [American Helicopter Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20HELICOPTER%20CO)
- Location: [Manhattan Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Manhattan%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90872
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90872
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90872-1955-10-13

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 American Helicopter XA-5: https://openairdocs.org/model/american-helicopter-xa-5.md

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