# N5291L: 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: April 8, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5291L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5291L

## Aircraft that carried N5291L

- [Cancelled 2013-04-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5291L-2013-04-08): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-4592, built 1968. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Baker Francis G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAKER%20FRANCIS%20G), [Manassas, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Manassas)

## NTSB investigations on N5291L (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 BFO93FA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA129), Jul 1, 1993: Piper PA-28-180 (N5291L), California, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT INITIATING VFR FLIGHT IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEFING, HIS LACK OF SLEEP, AND THE…
- [NTSB ATL85LMG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LMG02), Jan 27, 1985: Piper PA-28-180 (N5291L), Goldsboro, NC, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5291L (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 19930701024419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930701024419A), Jul 1, 1993: Piper PA28180 (N5291L), Leonardtown, MD, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Took off at night into low ceiling and fog. Pilot fatigue. Failure check weather. No pre impact malfunctions.

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