Single-engine piston

N227BC

1942 Stinson L-5

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
76-868
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-435A/0-435C
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
L-5 Aviation Consulting LLC (LLC)
Based
Spring Hill, FL
Registration record

N227BC on the FAA register

Type
1942 Stinson L-5
Serial
76-868
Engines
Lycoming O-435A/0-435C
Registered owner
L-5 Aviation Consulting LLC
Spring Hill, FL
Certificate issued
2017-05-19
Airworthiness date
1955-09-08
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A1FB1E
Mode S (octal)
50375436
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-05-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N227BC to the current registrant.
  • 2007-11-01
    N227BC previously assigned to a Beechcraft A100 (s/n B-227); cancelled.
  • 1955-09-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N227BC

N227BC is a 1942 Stinson L-5, serial number 76-868. The FAA register lists L-5 Aviation Consulting LLC as the registrant in Spring Hill, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 19, 2017 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-435A/0-435C engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated September 8, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N227BC. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2003-03-17 Accident · Carrollton, GA Damage: Substantial NTSB · ATL03LA081
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft A100 — a different aircraft that carried the N227BC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot misjudged the approach and touchdown airspeeds that resulted in the overrun of the runway during a landing. Factors were the wet runway and hydroplaning conditions.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.