Single-engine piston

N5397W

Homebuilt Classic

Registered No accidents on file

Built

—

Serial

C001

Class

Single-engine piston

Engines

Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registered owner

Individual · sign in to see

Based

Mcpherson, KS

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Registration record

N5397W on the FAA register

Type

Homebuilt Classic

Serial

C001

Engines

Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)

Registered owner

Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in

Mcpherson, KS

Certificate issued

2022-05-23

Airworthiness date

1988-07-14

Registration expires

2029-05-31

Airworthiness class

Experimental · amateur-built

Mode S (hex)

A6D53E

Mode S (octal)

51552476

Seats (type)

Weight class

up to 12,499 lb

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registry history

Timeline

2029-05-31
Registration expires (renewal due).
2022-05-23
Certificate of registration issued as N5397W to the current registrant.
1988-07-14
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
1983-02-25
N5397W previously assigned to a Cessna P210N / P210 Silver Eagle (s/n P21000682); cancelled.
1970-08-03
N5397W previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 140/160 / Cherokee 160 (s/n 28-465); cancelled.

Overview

About N5397W

N5397W is a Homebuilt Classic, serial number C001. It is registered to an individual in Mcpherson, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 23, 2022 and expires on May 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 14, 1988.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5397W. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1970-04-19 Accident · Granite,Okla, 36 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1689

Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N5397W registration before this airframe.

Probable cause: 60-75DEG.WNDS 15-17K GUSTING 20K.

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.