# N5222S: 1970 Piper PA-32-300, registration cancelled 2018-03-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 14, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-40917
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 21, 1970
- Certificate issued: January 21, 2014
- Last registry action: January 21, 2014
- Mode S code: A6930B
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Christopher](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20CHRISTOPHER)
- Location: [Carroll, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Carroll)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7794° N, 82.6724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43112, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5222S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5222S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5222S-2018-03-14

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-32-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300.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 CEN14LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA233), May 7, 2014: Piper PA 32-300 (N5222S), Lancaster, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation due to the deterioration of the fuel selector valve, which allowed fuel to be fed from only the right tip tank. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate annual inspection,…

## 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 20140506007639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140506007639A), May 6, 2014: Piper PA-32-300 (N5222S), Carroll, OH, Substantial damage. On 5/6/2014, PIC [privacy data omitted] traveled to Fairfield County Ohio airport for accomplishment of practice flights. Following preflight of the aircraft,…

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