# N5078W: 1961 Piper PA-28, registration cancelled 2017-06-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 20, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (registry code 7102801)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-87
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 15, 1961
- Certificate issued: August 30, 1993
- Last registry action: September 30, 1999
- Mode S code: A65776
- Owner when cancelled: [Atc Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATC%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Pasadena, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Pasadena)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1468° N, 118.1389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91101, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5078W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5078W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5078W-2017-06-20

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 PA-28: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28.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 LAX99LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA010), Oct 12, 1998: Piper PA-28 (N5078W), Carson City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to verify the wind direction and speed, his selection of the wrong runway for the existing wind conditions, and, his inadequate compensation for those wind conditions.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Accident 19981012040279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981012040279A), Oct 12, 1998: Piper PA28* (N5078W), Carson City, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft landed runway 27, departed right side of runway. Right wing damaged, right main gear severed from aircraft, nose gear damaged, propeller bent…

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