# N5996U: 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 14, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5996U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5996U

## Aircraft that carried N5996U

- [Cancelled 2014-02-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5996U-2014-02-14): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-26821, built 1970. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Excavators Leasing Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EXCAVATORS%20LEASING%20CORPORATION), [Bandon, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Bandon)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5996U (3)

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 19940913034629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940913034629I), Sep 13, 1994: Piper PA28140 (N5996U), Rochester, NY, Minor damage. During taxi to ramp engine caught fire.
- [Incident 19931126048379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931126048379I), Nov 26, 1993: Piper PA28140 (N5996U), Rochester, NY. Loss of RPM on climb returned to airport. Landed safely. Found venturi broke loose in the carburator.
- [Incident 19900308011139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900308011139I), Mar 8, 1990: Piper PA28140 (N5996U), Rochester, NY. Rough engine on climb. Returned. Landed safely. Right magneto distributor drive gear had failed.

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