# N5256W: Piper PA-28, registration cancelled 1971-12-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 10, 1971
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (registry code 7102801)
- Serial number: 28300
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 20, 1970
- Mode S code: A69EC0
- Owner when cancelled: [Erbes Gary D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ERBES%20GARY%20D)
- Location: [Council Bluffs, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Council%20Bluffs)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5256W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5256W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5256W-1971-12-10

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (3)

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 MKC69F0461](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0461), Jun 5, 1969: Piper PA-28 (N5256W), Wahoo, NE, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC68D0302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0302), Nov 5, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N5256W), Creston, IA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2789](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2789), Jul 12, 1964: Piper PA28 (N5256W), Golden Pond, KY, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N5256W

- [Cancelled 2012-01-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5256W-2012-01-24): Cessna P210N, S/N P21000664, built 1981. Registration pending, pending cancellation. Owner: [Brentwood, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Brentwood)

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