# N5960U: 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: March 26, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5960U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5960U

## Aircraft that carried N5960U

- [Cancelled 2013-03-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5960U-2013-03-26): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-26863, built 1970. Revoked, canceled. Owner: [Harrell Buford](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARRELL%20BUFORD), [La Marque, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/La%20Marque)

## NTSB investigations on N5960U (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 FTW79FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA049), Feb 16, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N5960U), Comanche, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5960U (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 19790216003029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790216003029A), Feb 16, 1979: Piper PA28140 (N5960U), Comanche, TX, Destroyed. VFR pilot flew into night IFR weather including heavy sleet. Aircraft crashed into a wooded area.

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