# N5249W: Piper PA-28-160, registration cancelled 1974-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28291
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 18, 1973
- Mode S code: A69B72
- Owner when cancelled: [Schempp Donald L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHEMPP%20DONALD%20L)
- Location: [Des Moines, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Des%20Moines)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5249W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5249W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5249W-1974-09-16

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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-28-160: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160.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 MKC74FCD41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCD41), Jun 18, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N5249W), Des Moines, IA, substantial damage

## 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 19740618017129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740618017129A), Jun 18, 1974: Piper PA28160 (N5249W), Des Moines, IA, Substantial damage. Acft obsvd t/d short.3 tracks obsvd in grass on sod rwy beginning at edge of drainage ditch.

## Other aircraft with N5249W

- [Cancelled 2010-01-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5249W-2010-01-25): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S10948. Exported to Chile. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 2002-01-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5249W-2002-01-16): Convair C-131F, S/N 140998. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [National Museum Of Naval Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20MUSEUM%20OF%20NAVAL%20AVIATION), [Pensacola, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Pensacola)

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