# N5303W: 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: December 18, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5303W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5303W

## Aircraft that carried N5303W

- [Cancelled 2012-12-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5303W-2012-12-18): Piper PA-28, S/N 28-354, built 1962. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)

## NTSB investigations on N5303W (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 CEN09CA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA166), Feb 7, 2009: Piper PA-28 (N5303W), Terrell, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The commercial pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the approach which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent flight experience.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5303W (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 20090207002479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090207002479A), Feb 7, 2009: Piper PA28160 (N5303W), Terrell, TX, Substantial damage. On February 07, 2009, a Piper, PA-28-160, N5303W, owned by [privacy data omitted] and being operated by pilot [privacy data omitted], landed short of runway 13…
- [Incident 19890326023929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890326023929I), Mar 26, 1989: Piper PA28140 (N5303W), Columbia, MO, Minor damage. Allowed aircraft to rock up on left main and nose gear on landing. Nosed up when nose gear collapsed. Blamed wind.

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