N5052Z - 1961 Aircraft Aircraft Registration

PA22

1961

Aircraft Description

Model Year

1961

Manufacturer

—

Model

—

Type Aircraft

Fixed Wing Single Engine

ICAO Type Code

PA22PA-22 Tri-Pacer

Airworthiness Date

Invalid Date

Classification

Standard Normal Category

Type Registration

Unknown

Status

Cert Issue Date

Invalid Date

Registered Owner

Name

VANDERHEIDE RICHARD J

Address

3525 DECKER CANYON RD

City

MALIBU

State / Zip Code

California90265

Country

United States

Powerplant & Avionics

Engine Type

—

Number of Engines

—

Mode S Code (Oct)

51447471

Mode S Code (Hex)

A64F39

NTSB Accident History (1)

Date	NTSB #	Damage	Highest Injury	Probable Cause
Oct 29, 1990	LAX91FA022	Destroyed	Fatal	THE PILOT INITIATING AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT WITHOUT OPERATING AIR/GROUND COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE AFTER APPARENTLY DECIDING TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE INOPERATIVE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT RESULTING IN THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO ESTABLISH COMMUNICATION WITH ATC, ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE DARK NIGHT.

Oct 29, 1990LAX91FA022

Destroyed

Fatal

THE PILOT INITIATING AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT WITHOUT OPERATING AIR/GROUND COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE AFTER APPARENTLY DECIDING TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE INOPERATIVE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT RESULTING IN THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO ESTABLISH COMMUNICATION WITH ATC, ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE DARK NIGHT.

Additional Details

Registration

N5052Z

Serial Number

22-8676

Number of Engines

—

Number of Seats

—

Expiration Date

—

Last Action Date

—

Last Update Date

—

Unique ID

—

Data Source

Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov

Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC