# N5980D: 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: May 8, 1981
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5980D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5980D

## Aircraft that carried N5980D

- [Cancelled 1981-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5980D-1981-05-08): Piper PA-18A 150, S/N 18-5443. Owner: [Nutmeg Soaring Assoc Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NUTMEG%20SOARING%20ASSOC%20INC), [Newington, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Newington)

## NTSB investigations on N5980D (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 NYC78FNE32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE32), Sep 9, 1978: Piper PA-18 (N5980D), Canaan, CT, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5980D (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 19780909029819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780909029819A), Sep 9, 1978: Cessna A150K (N5980D), Canaan, CT, Substantial damage. Plt rptd un return control stick to neutral position. Wind gusts tkts.

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