# N5781U: 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: August 26, 1982
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5781U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5781U

## Aircraft that carried N5781U

- [Cancelled 1982-08-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5781U-1982-08-26): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-26606. Owner: [Sloane Herbert K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SLOANE%20HERBERT%20K), [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)

## NTSB investigations on N5781U (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 FTW81FQD22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQD22), May 14, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N5781U), El Paso, TX, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA71FLD38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FLD38), Dec 17, 1970: Piper PA-28 (N5781U), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5781U (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 19810514025239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810514025239A), May 14, 1981: Piper PA28140 (N5781U), El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. Unable to leave ground effect on takeoff. Struck san-dunes 2 miles from airport. Low compression, fouled plugs.

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