# N5780U: 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: June 13, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5780U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5780U

## Aircraft that carried N5780U

- [Cancelled 2013-06-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5780U-2013-06-13): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-26603, built 1970. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Kiley John W Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KILEY%20JOHN%20W%20JR), [Canton, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Canton)

## NTSB investigations on N5780U (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 NYC91LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA039), Nov 25, 1990: Piper PA-28-140 (N5780U), Taunton, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A STRONG CROSS WIND, LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AND HIT THE VASI SYSTEM.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5780U (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 19901125052019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901125052019A), Nov 25, 1990: Piper PA28140 (N5780U), Taunton, MA, Substantial damage. Made hard landing in gusty surface wind. Lost control on bounce and struck a VASI light.

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