# N5990W: 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: February 8, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5990W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5990W

## Aircraft that carried N5990W

- [Cancelled 2013-02-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5990W-2013-02-08): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-24794, built 1968. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Mt Pleasant, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Mt%20Pleasant)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5990W (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.

- [Incident 19871018064329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871018064329I), Oct 18, 1987: Piper PA28140 (N5990W), Connellsville, PA, Minor damage. Engine started with hand propping. Tie down rope to tail broke. Aircraft taxied unoccupied into a hangar.
- [Incident 19810222014579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810222014579I), Feb 22, 1981: Piper PA28140 (N5990W), Monroeville, PA. Shortly after takeoff engine began to vibrate and run rough. Made emergency landing. Oil filter showed metal.

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