# N38649: Piper J5A, registration cancelled 1970-06-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 23, 1970
- 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: 5-1034
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 9, 1967
- Mode S code: A4749A
- Owner when cancelled: [Rumbaugh Melvin C Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUMBAUGH%20MELVIN%20C%20JR)
- Location: [Kittamming, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Kittamming)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38649
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38649
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38649-1970-06-23

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 NYC70A0026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70A0026), Aug 23, 1969: Piper J-5A (N38649), Kittanning, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N38649

- [Cancelled 1988-06-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38649-1988-06-06): Beech F90, S/N LA132. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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