# N5397L: 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: February 26, 1996
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5397L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5397L

## Aircraft that carried N5397L

- [Cancelled 1996-02-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5397L-1996-02-26): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 284706. Owner: [Valley Aircraft Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VALLEY%20AIRCRAFT%20CORPORATION), [Chesterfield, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Chesterfield)

## NTSB investigations on N5397L (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 CHI95LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA038), Nov 12, 1994: Piper PA-28-180 (N5397L), Alton, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to refuel. Factors associated with the accident were unsuitable terrain, the vehicle and building which the airplane contacted, and the dark night conditions.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5397L (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 19941111038159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941111038159A), Nov 11, 1994: Piper PA28180 (N5397L), Alton, IL, Destroyed. Lost power en route. Collided with truck and brick wall landing. No engine anomalies found. Possible fuel depletion

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