# N5983P: 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 24, 1990
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5983P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5983P

## Aircraft that carried N5983P

- [Cancelled 1990-04-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5983P-1990-04-24): Piper PA-24, S/N 241076. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N5983P (2)

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 DEN89FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA061), Jan 14, 1989: Piper PA-24-180 (N5983P), Albuquerque, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: ENGINE STOPPAGE FROM FUEL STARVATION WHICH RESULTED FROM THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SELECT THE FULLEST TANK FOR TAKEOFF. IN ADDITION THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT DURING THE FORCED LANDING…
- [NTSB LAX81FUJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ10), Oct 30, 1980: Piper PA-24 (N5983P), Holbrook, AZ, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5983P (2)

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 19890114000459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890114000459A), Jan 14, 1989: Piper PA24 (N5983P), Albuquerque, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Engine quit on climbout. Stalled and crashed trying to turn back. Fuel selector on empty tank other was full.
- [Accident 19801030083029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801030083029A), Oct 30, 1980: Piper PA24 (N5983P), Holbrook, AZ, Substantial damage. Landed short of runway.

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