Single-engine piston

N5444

1935 DeHavilland DH-82A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1935
Serial
3312
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Dehav Eng GIPSY MAJOR
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Newport Beach, CA
N5444 1935 DeHavilland DH-82A
N5444, from its for-sale listing.
Registration record

N5444 on the FAA register

Type
1935 DeHavilland DH-82A (FAA: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A)
Serial
3312
Engines
Dehav Eng GIPSY MAJOR
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Newport Beach, CA
Certificate issued
1986-11-05
Airworthiness date
1971-05-12
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6E9AC
Mode S (octal)
51564654
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1986-11-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N5444 to the current registrant.
  • 1971-09-06
    Accident at Santa Paula,Calif, 05; damage: substantial.
  • 1971-05-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1941-01-15
    N5444 previously assigned to a Waco Gxe (s/n 1513); cancelled.
  • 1935
    Manufactured (1935).
Overview

About N5444

N5444 is a 1935 DeHavilland DH-82A (FAA model TIGER MOTH DH 82A), serial number 3312. It is registered to an individual in Newport Beach, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 5, 1986 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Dehav Eng GIPSY MAJOR engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 12, 1971.

N5444 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1971-09-06 Accident · Santa Paula,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3838
Reported aircraft: Dehavilland DH 82A
Probable cause: USPECTED BUT NOT CONFIRMED.HALF OF BLOCK MISSING.

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.