# N5840Z: 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 30, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5840Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5840Z

## Aircraft that carried N5840Z

- [Cancelled 2019-04-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5840Z-2019-04-30): Piper PA-22-108, S/N 22-9694, built 1963. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Briggs Roland B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRIGGS%20ROLAND%20B), [King Salmon, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/King%20Salmon)

## NTSB investigations on N5840Z (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 ANC08LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA047), Apr 1, 2008: Piper PA-22 (N5840Z), Ugashik, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose over. A factor contributing to the accident was water on the surface of the ice-covered lake.
- [NTSB ANC97LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA151), Sep 16, 1997: Piper PA-22 (N5840Z), Northway, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5840Z (2)

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 20080401831899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080401831899A), Apr 1, 2008: Piper PA22108 (N5840Z), Ugashik, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft hit a 4 inch deep puddle while landing on a frozen lake. The aircraft flipped upside down.
- [Accident 19970916027709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970916027709A), Sep 16, 1997: Piper PA22108 (N5840Z), Northway, AK, Substantial damage. Crashed on landing, other circumstances are unknown. (.4)the pilot was landing the tailwheel, tundra tire equipped airplane on an asphalt runway. The pilot…

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