# N5086W: Piper PA-28-160, registration cancelled 1991-09-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 6, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2895
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 23, 1976
- Last registry action: March 23, 1991
- Mode S code: A65AE7
- Owners when cancelled: [Marty Gordon](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARTY%20GORDON), [Sauter Richard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAUTER%20RICHARD)
- Location: [Palmyra, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Palmyra)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.8899° N, 88.5888° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53156, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5086W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5086W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5086W-1991-09-06

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-28-160: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CHI84LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA338), Aug 4, 1984: Piper PA-28-160 (N5086W), Palmyra, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB CHI73FEE16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEE16), Aug 12, 1972: Piper PA-28 (N5086W), Lake Zurich, IL, substantial damage

## 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 19840804037889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840804037889A), Aug 4, 1984: Piper PA28160 (N5086W), Palmyra, WI, Destroyed. Severe vibration. Closed throttle and tried for a open field. Wing struck a utility pole. 6 inch of prop broke off.

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