# N5096W: 1961 Piper PA-28-160, registration cancelled 2013-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-108
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 3, 1961
- Certificate issued: April 7, 1993
- Last registry action: May 14, 1996
- Mode S code: A65E9E
- Owner when cancelled: [Jr Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JR%20AIRCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [Omaha, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Omaha)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.1022° N, 95.9476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 68123, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5096W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5096W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5096W-2013-03-21

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 (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 MIA93FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93FA160), Jul 21, 1993: Piper PA-28 (N5096W), Morriston, FL, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT(S) INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE (OR CLEARANCE) FROM THE TOWER. THE PROXIMITY OF THE TOWER/GUY WIRES AND WEATHER…

## 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 19930721024899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930721024899A), Jul 21, 1993: Piper PA28160 (N5096W), Morriston, FL, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Flying in low ceiling and fog left wing was severed by tv antenna guy wire at 1300 feet AGL. Obstruction lights on.

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