# N5212W: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: May 22, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5212W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5212W

## Aircraft that carried N5212W

- [Cancelled 2017-05-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5212W-2017-05-22): Piper PA-28-160, S/N 28-248, built 1961. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Goldlinger Mark E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOLDLINGER%20MARK%20E), [Dayton, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Dayton)

## NTSB investigations on N5212W (1)

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 ERA09LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA124), Jan 4, 2009: Piper PA-28-160 (N5212W), Indiana, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to attempt VFR flight in IMC conditions, resulting in a collision with trees during a go-around.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5212W (1)

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 20090104005909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090104005909A), Jan 4, 2009: Piper PA28160 (N5212W), Indiana, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. N5212W departed kidi at approximately 2130 UTC for a local pleasure flight. Kidi AWOS reported weather as 12 sm visibility and 400 overcast. The pilot stated…

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