# N5285L: Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 1970-08-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 18, 1970
- 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: 28-4585
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 14, 1968
- Mode S code: A6A9B8
- Owner when cancelled: [Flying Dutchman Air Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLYING%20DUTCHMAN%20AIR%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Langhorne, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Langhorne)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5285L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5285L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5285L-1970-08-18

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-28-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180.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 NYC71AN005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71AN005), Jul 12, 1970: Piper PA-28 (N5285L), Newfield, NJ, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other aircraft with N5285L

- [Cancelled 2013-07-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5285L-2013-07-17): Cessna 152, S/N 15284286, built 1980. Exported to Indonesia. Owner: [Airlink LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRLINK%20LLC), [Waterville, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Waterville)

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