# N5580: 1945 Piper L-4J

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper L-4J](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-l-4j) (registry code 7100520, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 4496
- Year built: 1945
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: December 3, 1979
- Expires: May 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A71F7B
- Registered owner: [Sorley James M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SORLEY%20JAMES%20M)
- Location: [Layton, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Layton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0916° N, 111.8974° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84040, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5580
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5580

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Piper L-4J)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 NYC74DNC16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNC16), Aug 16, 1973: Piper J-3 (N5580), Hill, NH, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19730816025539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730816025539A), Aug 16, 1973: Piper L4J (N5580), Hill, NH, Substantial damage. No eng malfunction found. Thick grass 2-3 hi.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N5580

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5580 before.

- [Cancelled 1930-03-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5580-1930-03-14): Cessna 4-120, S/N 127

## Related

- Other Piper L-4J aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-l-4j/aircraft.md

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