# N5796H: 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: October 20, 1999
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5796H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5796H

## Aircraft that carried N5796H

- [Cancelled 1999-10-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5796H-1999-10-20): Piper PA-16, S/N 16-413. Owner: [Freitag Mitchell S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREITAG%20MITCHELL%20S), [Matthews, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Matthews)

## NTSB investigations on N5796H (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 MIA99FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99FA125), Apr 12, 1999: Piper PA-16 (N5796H), Hardeeville, SC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An inflight loss of control for undetermined reasons while in a descent and the subsequent collision with the terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5796H (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 19990412042209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990412042209A), Apr 12, 1999: Piper PA16 (N5796H), Hardeeville, SC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-4) The pilot transmitted that he was encountering 'pretty bad' clear air turbulence at his assigned altitude and requested a lower altitude from the military…

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