# N5518V: 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 18, 2011
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5518V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5518V

## Aircraft that carried N5518V

- [Cancelled 2011-07-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5518V-2011-07-18): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 28-7716182. Expired dealer. Owner: [Hawk Airplanes Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAWK%20AIRPLANES%20INC), [Pleasant Hill, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Pleasant%20Hill)
- [Cancelled 1959-04-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5518V-1959-04-30): Douglas C54G-DC, S/N 42916. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Twentieth Century Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TWENTIETH%20CENTURY%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Sun Valley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sun%20Valley)

## NTSB investigations on N5518V (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 MKC79FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA054), Sep 13, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N5518V), Mountain View, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5518V (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 19790913029549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790913029549A), Sep 13, 1979: Piper PA28161 (N5518V), Mountain View, MO, Destroyed. Departed VFR. Aircraft observed in steep bank. Dived into trees 2 miles from airport. No mechanical defects found.

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