# N5165Z: 1961 Piper PA-22-108, registration cancelled 1975-03-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 27, 1975
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: SN228820
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 11, 1974
- Mode S code: A67AD8
- Owner when cancelled: [Thomas Virgil L & Wanda L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMAS%20VIRGIL%20L%20%26%20WANDA%20L)
- Location: [Grand Junction, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Grand%20Junction)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5165Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5165Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5165Z-1975-03-27

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-22-108: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108.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 DEN75AD026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD026), Nov 10, 1974: Piper PA-22 (N5165Z), Craig, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19741110043679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741110043679A), Nov 10, 1974: Piper PA22108 (N5165Z), Craig, CO, Destroyed. Flew into obscured mtn slope.

## Other aircraft with N5165Z

- [Cancelled 2017-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5165Z-2017-05-15): Buckeye Industries DREAM MACHINE, S/N 3513. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Gottschamer Karl](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOTTSCHAMER%20KARL), [Lawrence, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Lawrence)

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