Single-engine piston

N552GC

2008 Homebuilt GS-2 Sportsman

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2008
Serial
7266
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Marina Del Rey, CA
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Registration record

N552GC on the FAA register

Type
2008 Homebuilt GS-2 Sportsman
Serial
7266
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A1A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Marina Del Rey, CA
Certificate issued
2023-12-09
Airworthiness date
2008-06-26
Registration expires
2030-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A70772
Mode S (octal)
51603562
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Glasair Aviation Llc GS-2 SPORTSMAN
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-08-08
    Accident at Hawthorne, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 2023-12-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N552GC.
  • 2008-06-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N552GC

N552GC is a 2008 Homebuilt GS-2 Sportsman, serial number 7266. It is registered to an individual in Marina Del Rey, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 9, 2023 and expires on December 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-A1A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 26, 2008.

N552GC has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-08-08 Accident · Hawthorne, CA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · WPR24LA272
Reported aircraft: Renquist George GS-2 Sportsman
Probable cause: The flight crew s failure to maintain airspeed during a short field landing and the instructor s delayed remediation, which resulted in a hard landing.
NTSB report ↗

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.