Single-engine piston

N5254

Homebuilt J-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
GFC-31
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Sonoma, CA
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Registration record

N5254 on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt J-1
Serial
GFC-31
Engines
1
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sonoma, CA
Certificate issued
2026-07-28
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2033-07-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A69E65
Mode S (octal)
51517145
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N5254 to the current registrant.
  • 1999-03-29
    N5254 previously assigned to a Grumman G-164A (s/n 534); cancelled.
Overview

About N5254

N5254 is a Homebuilt J-1, serial number GFC-31. It is registered to co-owners in Sonoma, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 28, 2026 and expires on July 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston and 3 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5254. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-03-27 Accident · Grimes,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0632
Reported aircraft: Grumman G-164 — a different aircraft that carried the N5254 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE ACTUATING ROD WAS LOST.SPRAYING ALFALFA.

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.