Single-engine piston

N5262G

1952 Cessna 305A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1952
Serial
21485
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Doerstling Alexander Wolfgang + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Waco, TX
Registration record

N5262G on the FAA register

Type
1952 Cessna 305A
Serial
21485
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Registered owner
Doerstling Alexander Wolfgang + 1 co-owner
Waco, TX
Certificate issued
2020-12-16
Airworthiness date
1973-03-28
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A6A1DD
Mode S (octal)
51520735
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-12-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N5262G.
  • 1980-11-29
    Accident at Denison,Ia, 15; damage: destroyed.
  • 1973-03-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1952
    Manufactured (1952).
Overview

About N5262G

N5262G is a 1952 Cessna 305A, serial number 21485. The FAA register lists Doerstling Alexander Wolfgang + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Waco, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 16, 2020 and expires on December 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-470 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated March 28, 1973.

N5262G has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1980-11-29 Accident · Denison,Ia, 15 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3079
Reported aircraft: Cessna 305A
Probable cause: 200FT FOLLOWED BY STEEP L BANK BACK TOWARD ARPT.

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.