# N5166S: 1970 Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 2023-03-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 10, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7105020
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 29, 1970
- Certificate issued: March 7, 1990
- Last registry action: July 8, 2019
- Mode S code: A67AF4
- Owner when cancelled: [Patel J C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PATEL%20J%20C)
- Location: [Ambler, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Ambler)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1878° N, 75.2158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19002, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5166S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5166S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5166S-2023-03-10

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-28-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180.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 ERA21LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA351), Sep 6, 2021: Piper PA-28-180 (N5166S), Philadelphia, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the wing’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of aircraft control.

## 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 20210906015739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210906015739A), Sep 6, 2021: Piper PA-28-180 (N5166S), Blue Bell, PA, Substantial damage. After penetrating an active vip TFR and being intercepted by a military aircraft, pilot landed at home base airport, Wings Field (klom). While in the pattern,…

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