# N5541F: 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 28, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5541F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5541F

## Aircraft that carried N5541F

- [Cancelled 2020-02-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5541F-2020-02-28): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-25239, built 1968. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Mersino Peter J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERSINO%20PETER%20J), [Fresno, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fresno)

## NTSB investigations on N5541F (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 GAA17CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA035), Oct 19, 2016: Piper PA 28 (N5541F), Fresno, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during departure due to being distracted by looking for his phone.
- [NTSB LAX72FUQ79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUQ79), Apr 17, 1972: Piper PA-28 (N5541F), Quartz Hill, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5541F (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 20161019020499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161019020499A), Oct 19, 2016: Piper PA-28-140 (N5541F), Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. Airman was practicing takeoffs and landings at kfat ( Fresno Yosemite intl airport) on his last landing the aircraft was observed to level off at about 5-10…

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