# N32685: 1940 Piper J5A, registration cancelled 2018-10-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 23, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper J5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (registry code 7100702)
- Engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-725](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-725) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5-371
- Year built: 1940
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 6, 1959
- Certificate issued: May 25, 2012
- Last registry action: January 8, 2015
- Mode S code: A38828
- Owner when cancelled: [Marineair Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARINEAIR%20INC%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7452° N, 75.5937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19805, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32685
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=32685
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32685-2018-10-23

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper J5A: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a.md

## NTSB investigations (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 MIA76DKJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ11), Aug 10, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N32685), Camden, AL, substantial damage

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