# N5871W: 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: November 24, 1965
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5871W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5871W

## Aircraft that carried N5871W

- [Cancelled 1965-11-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5871W-1965-11-24): Piper PA-28-160, S/N 28-2480. Owner: [Selma Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SELMA%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Selma, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Selma)

## NTSB investigations on N5871W (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 LAX66A0028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0028), Sep 16, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N5871W), Altadena, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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