# N5981H: 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, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5981H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5981H

## Aircraft that carried N5981H

- [Cancelled 2021-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5981H-2021-05-08): Piper PA-16, S/N 16-608, built 1949. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Foundation Of Wayne Community College Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOUNDATION%20OF%20WAYNE%20COMMUNITY%20COLLEGE%20INC), [Goldsboro, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Goldsboro)

## NTSB investigations on N5981H (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 UNK65X0793](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0793), Nov 22, 1964: Piper PA16 (N5981H), Montrose, CO, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5981H (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.

- [Incident 19870420045279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870420045279I), Apr 20, 1987: Piper PA16 (N5981H), Enterprise, AL, Minor damage. Engine did not respond to throttle advancement. Landed in a field. Magneto had failed.

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