# N5278Z: 1962 Piper PA-22-108, registration cancelled 2012-09-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 18, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A6), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22-8973
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 3, 1962
- Last registry action: August 21, 1982
- Mode S code: A6A677
- Location: Humacao, PR, RQ
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5278Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5278Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5278Z-2012-09-18

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (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 MIA68F0218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0218), Sep 23, 1967: Piper PA-22 (N5278Z), Humacao, PR, 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.

- [Incident 19791226035772I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791226035772I), Dec 26, 1979: Piper PA22108 (N5278Z), Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. Aircraft N8736G landed on top of aircraft N5278Z.

## Other aircraft with N5278Z

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5278Z): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18736P21138

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