# N5405S: 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: July 19, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5405S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5405S

## Aircraft that carried N5405S

- [Cancelled 2013-07-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5405S-2013-07-19): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-7125110, built 1971. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hixson Robert W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIXSON%20ROBERT%20W), [Pismo Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Pismo%20Beach)
- [Cancelled 1967-08-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5405S-1967-08-14): Cessna 337A, S/N 337-0505. Owner: [U.S. Air Force](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/U.S.%20AIR%20FORCE), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)

## NTSB investigations on N5405S (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 LAX93LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA059), Dec 3, 1992: Piper PA-28-140 (N5405S), Lost Hills, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, POOR FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS, AND DELAY IN EFFECTING ANY REMEDIAL ACTION. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY BECOMING…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5405S (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 19921202048739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921202048739A), Dec 2, 1992: Piper PA28140 (N5405S), Lost Hills, CA, Substantial damage. Low on fuel and Lost. Got vectors to airport but unable to activate lights, struck wires trying land on a road.
- [Incident 19890923054829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890923054829I), Sep 23, 1989: Piper PA28140 (N5405S), Lompoc, CA, Minor damage. Struck powerlines on final approach to airport. Landed safely. Minor damage to both wings and propeller.

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