# N5185W: 1961 Piper PA-28, registration cancelled 2018-03-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 27, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (registry code 7102801)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-220
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 7, 1961
- Certificate issued: August 4, 2014
- Last registry action: August 4, 2014
- Mode S code: A68243
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Royal](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20ROYAL)
- Location: [Middletown, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Middletown)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4944° N, 75.6775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19709, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5185W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5185W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5185W-2018-03-27

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: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28.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 CHI68F0683](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0683), Apr 21, 1968: Piper PA-28 (N5185W), Richwood, OH, substantial damage

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