# N5956W: 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 12, 1983
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5956W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5956W

## Aircraft that carried N5956W

- [Cancelled 1983-04-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5956W-1983-04-12): Piper PA-28-160, S/N 28-3714. Owner: [Sanovik Larry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SANOVIK%20LARRY), [Kahului, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Kahului)

## NTSB investigations on N5956W (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 LAX81FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA059), Mar 14, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N5956W), Molokai, HI, destroyed, 4 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5956W (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 19810314009629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810314009629A), Mar 14, 1981: Piper PA28160 (N5956W), Molokai, HI, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Pilot attempted flight into IMC in mountainous terrain. Aircraft crashed into side of mountain.

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