# N5303W: 1962 Piper PA-28, registration cancelled 2012-12-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 18, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (registry code 7102801)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-354
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 16, 1962
- Last registry action: July 8, 2009
- Mode S code: A6B343
- Location: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4445° N, 112.1287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85009, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5303W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5303W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5303W-2012-12-18

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: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28.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 CEN09CA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA166), Feb 7, 2009: Piper PA-28 (N5303W), Terrell, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The commercial pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the approach which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent flight experience.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20090207002479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090207002479A), Feb 7, 2009: Piper PA28160 (N5303W), Terrell, TX, Substantial damage. On February 07, 2009, a Piper, PA-28-160, N5303W, owned by [privacy data omitted] and being operated by pilot [privacy data omitted], landed short of runway 13…
- [Incident 19890326023929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890326023929I), Mar 26, 1989: Piper PA28140 (N5303W), Columbia, MO, Minor damage. Allowed aircraft to rock up on left main and nose gear on landing. Nosed up when nose gear collapsed. Blamed wind.

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