# N5939H: 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: August 31, 1989
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5939H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5939H

## Aircraft that carried N5939H

- [Cancelled 1989-08-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5939H-1989-08-31): Piper PA-16, S/N 16565. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N5939H (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 ANC80FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA055), Jun 23, 1980: Piper PA-16 (N5939H), Big Lake, AK, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5939H (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 19800623064149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800623064149A), Jun 23, 1980: Piper PA16 (N5939H), Big Lake, AK, Destroyed. Battery caught fire after airplane was spun. Landed safe, airplane burned. Found lead seats leaked on battery caps

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