# N5908V: 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: September 11, 1982
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5908V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5908V

## Aircraft that carried N5908V

- [Cancelled 1982-09-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5908V-1982-09-11): Piper PA-28-235, S/N 28-7710043. Owner: [Newman Carlton H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEWMAN%20CARLTON%20H), [Haymarket, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Haymarket)

## NTSB investigations on N5908V (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 ATL80FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA068), Jul 2, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N5908V), Star Tannery, VA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5908V (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 19800702031869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800702031869A), Jul 2, 1980: Piper PA28235 (N5908V), Star Tannery, VA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Struck trees near ridge line during low altitude flight. Dark hazey night, unskilled VFR pilot.

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