# N5720D: 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: April 23, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5720D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5720D

## Aircraft that carried N5720D

- [Cancelled 2013-04-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5720D-2013-04-23): Piper PA-22-150, S/N 22-4418, built 1956. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Dechambeau Richard E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DECHAMBEAU%20RICHARD%20E), [Pittsburgh, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Pittsburgh)

## NTSB investigations on N5720D (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 NYC79FGM22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM22), Apr 7, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N5720D), Monroeville, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5720D (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 19790407007369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790407007369A), Apr 7, 1979: Piper PA22 (N5720D), Monroeville, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot misused elevator trim on final approach. Lost control. Made hard landing 300FT short of runway. Hit embankment.

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