# N5277L: Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 1992-01-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 13, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 284576
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 30, 1989
- Last registry action: January 30, 1989
- Mode S code: A6A647
- Owner when cancelled: [Niemann David L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NIEMANN%20DAVID%20L)
- Location: [Santa Clara, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Clara)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.3483° N, 121.9844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95051, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5277L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5277L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5277L-1992-01-13

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-28-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180.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 LAX91FA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA342), Aug 3, 1991: Piper PA 28-180 (N5277L), Reno, NV, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIRSPEED BY EMPLOYING AN EXCESSIVE ANGLE OF ATTACK DURING THE TAKEOFF CLIMB DURING A GO-AROUND RESULTING IN AN AERODYNAMIC STALL AND SUBSEQUENT INFLIGHT LOSS…
- [NTSB FTW69D0376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0376), Jan 26, 1969: Piper PA-28 (N5277L), Crosbyton, TX, 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 19910802031539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910802031539A), Aug 2, 1991: Piper PA28180 (N5277L), Reno, NV, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Passed up runway given by ATC. Landed downwind on 16. Stalled nose high go around in high density altitude.

## Other aircraft with N5277L

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5277L): Cessna T206H, S/N T20608399

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