# N5251Z: Piper PA-22-108, registration cancelled 1975-02-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 10, 1975
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 228935
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 10, 1970
- Mode S code: A69E14
- Owner when cancelled: [Bowers Albert B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOWERS%20ALBERT%20B)
- Location: [Polkton, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Polkton)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5251Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5251Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5251Z-1975-02-10

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-22-108: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 IAD75A1031|IAD75AI031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75A1031%7CIAD75AI031), Nov 23, 1974: Piper PA-22 (N5251Z), Polkton, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB DIA69F0158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0158), Mar 22, 1969: Piper PA-22 (N5251Z), Wadesboro, NC, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N5251Z

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5251Z): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S10902, built 2009
- [Cancelled 1981-04-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5251Z-1981-04-29): Cessna U206G, S/N U20606086. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Transair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRANSAIR%20INC), [Oakland, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oakland)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5251Z-undated): Presnell Charles R III PHANTOM, S/N AHJ0053. Triennial form not returned

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