# N5185P: Piper PA-24-250, registration cancelled 2000-01-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 10, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 24-206
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 22, 1993
- Last registry action: April 15, 1996
- Mode S code: A6823C
- Owner when cancelled: [Swan Ruth L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SWAN%20RUTH%20L)
- Location: [Sloan, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Sloan)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2082° N, 96.2603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 51055, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5185P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5185P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5185P-2000-01-10

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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-24-250: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250.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 FTW81FQD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQD05), Oct 24, 1980: Piper PA-24 (N5185P), El Paso, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 19910401019489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910401019489I), Apr 1, 1991: Piper PA24250 (N5185P), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Appears pilot attempted to put gear down after aircraft was on runway.
- [Accident 19801024057959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801024057959A), Oct 24, 1980: Piper PA24250 (N5185P), El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. Landed wheels up. Distracted from check list by other traffic.

## Other aircraft with N5185P

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5185P): Aerostar International S-60A, S/N S60A-3287, built 2004

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