# Renquist George GS-2 SPORTSMAN

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 056261L
- Manufacturer (registry): RENQUIST GEORGE
- Model: GS-2 SPORTSMAN
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/renquist-george-gs-2-sportsman

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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None matched.

## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N552GC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N552GC): [Arnold Loren Wesley](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARNOLD%20LOREN%20WESLEY), [Marina Del Rey, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Marina%20Del%20Rey), built 2008, S/N 7266

## 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 WPR24LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA272), Aug 8, 2024: Renquist George GS-2 Sportsman (N552GC), Hawthorne, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew’s failure to maintain airspeed during a short field landing and the instructor’s delayed remediation, which resulted in a hard landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20240807015839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240807015839A), Aug 7, 2024: Renquist George GS-2 SPORTSMAN (N552GC), Hawthorne, CA, Substantial damage. While practicing a short field landing during an instructional flight the student allowed the airspeed to decay to the point the aircraft stalled near the…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Negrin Alan GS-2 SPORTSMAN](https://openairdocs.org/model/negrin-alan-gs-2-sportsman): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056211B
- [Roberts GS-2 SPORTSMAN](https://openairdocs.org/model/roberts-gs-2-sportsman): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05622B3
- [Eastman Richard P GS-2 SPORTSMAN](https://openairdocs.org/model/eastman-richard-p-gs-2-sportsman): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05622FL
- [Glasair GS-2 SPORTSMAN](https://openairdocs.org/model/glasair-gs-2-sportsman): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05622NT
- [Summers Kenneth L GS-2 SPORTSMAN](https://openairdocs.org/model/summers-kenneth-l-gs-2-sportsman): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05622RT
- [Forsland Kent GS-2 SPORTSMAN](https://openairdocs.org/model/forsland-kent-gs-2-sportsman): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05622RW
- [Mellish Everett GS-2 SPORTSMAN](https://openairdocs.org/model/mellish-everett-gs-2-sportsman): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05622XI
- [Hasz Michael GS-2 SPORTSMAN](https://openairdocs.org/model/hasz-michael-gs-2-sportsman): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05622YQ
- [Schibel John M GS-2 SPORTSMAN](https://openairdocs.org/model/schibel-john-m-gs-2-sportsman): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05622Z3
- [King Alan O GS-2 SPORTSMAN](https://openairdocs.org/model/king-alan-o-gs-2-sportsman): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056231A
- [Watson Albert N GS-2 SPORTSMAN](https://openairdocs.org/model/watson-albert-n-gs-2-sportsman): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056231F
- [Gilmore Daniel A GS-2 SPORTSMAN](https://openairdocs.org/model/gilmore-daniel-a-gs-2-sportsman): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056232Y

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