# Thompson Edward LM-5X-W

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 056352R
- Manufacturer (registry): THOMPSON EDWARD
- Model: LM-5X-W
- 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: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/thompson-edward-lm-5x-w

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

None registered with this model now.

## 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 ERA23LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA243), May 25, 2023: Thompson Edward LM-5X-W (N970CE), Limington, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a collision with a tree during 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 20230525008629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230525008629A), May 25, 2023: Thompson Edward LM-5X-W (N970CE), Limington, ME, Substantial damage. Pilot in command (PIC) statement indicates PIC departed 63B on the grass beside runway 29. Winds were calm at the surface. PIC encountered gusty winds once…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Paul Pyka LM-5-XW](https://openairdocs.org/model/paul-pyka-lm-5-xw): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05632RE
- [Thomas Chester W LM-5X-W](https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-chester-w-lm-5x-w): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05618O4
- [Christopher Wilkening LM-5X-W](https://openairdocs.org/model/christopher-wilkening-lm-5x-w): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05633NR

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