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N5272M1986 Masselink Douglas XTC

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Sep 17, 2013.

Safety record in brief:2 NTSB accidents (substantial damage at worst, latest Sep 1985)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Kentwood, MI
owner city / state
Engine
ROTAX (ALL)
Bombardier
Owners
1
since 1984
NTSB events
2
substantial, 1985
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Kentwood, MI
Certificate issued
Jul 27, 1984
Canceled
Sep 17, 2013
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur Built
Airworthiness date
Jun 15, 1989

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Masselink Douglas
Model
XTC
Year
1986
Serial number
1
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Amphibian
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
1
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A6A599

Engine

Make and model
Bombardier Rotax (All)
Type
Reciprocating

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 1984 – 2013Individual ownerKentwood, MI
  2. 1983Individual ownerLexington, KY · different airframe: Cessna 152 S/N 15284511
  3. 1949 – 1951Individual ownerChickasha, OK · different airframe: 1948 Taylorcraft Bc12-D S/N 10572

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (2)

Accident · substantial damage

Sep 29, 1985 · Caledonia, MI

THE ACFT STRUCK POWER LINES WHILE ON APCH FOR LANDING. THE PLT STATED THAT HE DID NOT SEE THE POWER LINES; HOWEVER, WITNESSES REPORTED THEY WARNED THE PLT OF THE ELECTRICAL LINES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
CHI85LA389

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI85LA389)

Accident · substantial damage

Feb 19, 1985 · Hastings, MI

THE ACFT LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF ON ITS MAIDEN FLT AT 600 FT AGL. THE PLT TURNED FOR HOME BUT WAS FORCED TO LAND IN TREES SHORT OF THE ARPT. INSPECTION OF THE HOME-BUILT ACFT, BUILT BY THE PLT, REVEALED THAT THE CHOKE CABLE HAD SLIPPED OUT OF POSITION WHICH CAUSED AN EXCESSIVELY RICH MIXTURE IN THE CARB THAT RESTRICTED AIRFLOW AND COMBUSTION.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
CHI85LA115

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI85LA115)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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