# N32997: 1940 Piper J5A, registration cancelled 2013-07-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper J5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (registry code 7100702)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-725](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-725), [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5421
- Year built: 1940
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: January 10, 1957
- Certificate issued: September 23, 1985
- Last registry action: December 15, 2009
- Mode S code: A39372
- Owner when cancelled: [Cowell Norman B III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COWELL%20NORMAN%20B%20III)
- Location: [Lomita, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lomita)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7935° N, 118.3171° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90717, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32997
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=32997
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32997-2013-07-18

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

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