# N5885V: 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 23, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5885V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5885V

## Aircraft that carried N5885V

- [Cancelled 2013-10-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5885V-2013-10-23): Piper PA-34-200T, S/N 34-7770267, built 1977. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Higginbotham Donald W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIGGINBOTHAM%20DONALD%20W), [Elma, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Elma)

## NTSB investigations on N5885V (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 ATL83FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA145), Mar 27, 1983: Piper PA-34-200T (N5885V), Roanoke, VA, destroyed, 5 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5885V (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 19830327009549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830327009549A), Mar 27, 1983: Piper PA34200T (N5885V), Roanoke, VA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Lost control trying to return to airport on a missed approach under a 200 foot broken ceiling. Hit trees, wires.

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