# N5140S: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: May 21, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5140S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5140S

## Aircraft that carried N5140S

- [Cancelled 2023-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5140S-2023-05-21): Airborne REDBACK, S/N 503-791, built 2002. Owner: [Mccrea Ross Allen](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCREA%20ROSS%20ALLEN), [Bennington, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Bennington)
- [Cancelled 1990-08-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5140S-1990-08-16): Piper PA-28R-200, S/N 28R7135162. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N5140S (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI88LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA220), Aug 27, 1988: Piper PA-28R-200 (N5140S), Gary, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE POWERPLANT DUE TO AN OIL LEAK AND SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING INTO UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.
- [NTSB CHI87LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA097), Mar 13, 1987: Piper PA-28R (N5140S), Holland, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5140S (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19880826071079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880826071079A), Aug 26, 1988: Piper PA28R200 (N5140S), Gary, IN, Destroyed. Report oil pressure loss and engine failure. Ditched in lake outside a breakwater. No evidence that engine failed.
- [Accident 19870312007779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870312007779A), Mar 12, 1987: Piper PA28R200 (N5140S), Holland, MI, Substantial damage. Aircraft lost power. Forced landing on a street. Hard landing. Found broken piston rings.

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