# N38289: Piper J5A, registration cancelled 1972-08-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 14, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (registry code 7100702)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-725](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-725) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5-925
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 10, 1972
- Mode S code: A4664A
- Owner when cancelled: [Elliott Russell J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELLIOTT%20RUSSELL%20J)
- Location: [Auburn, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Auburn)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38289
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38289
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38289-1972-08-14

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 SEA72AS049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72AS049), May 5, 1972: Piper J5A (N38289), Spanaway, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N38289

- [Cancelled 2013-06-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38289-2013-06-04): Elliott J-5-A, S/N 5-925. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Aapco Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AAPCO%20INC), [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)

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