# N5899F: 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 17, 1989
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5899F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5899F

## Aircraft that carried N5899F

- [Cancelled 1989-04-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5899F-1989-04-17): Piper PA-32-300, S/N 327740007. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## NTSB investigations on N5899F (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 NYC89FAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FAMS2), Mar 8, 1989: Piper PA-32-300 (N5899F), Missing (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5899F (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 19890308003349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890308003349A), Mar 8, 1989: Piper PA32300 (N5899F), Atlantic Ocean, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Ferry to shannon. Report engine problem over Ocean. Was ditching. Not found. High seas low ceiling in area.

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