# N5309W: Piper PA-28, registration cancelled 1993-05-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 4, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (registry code 7102801)
- Serial number: 28363
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 2, 1990
- Last registry action: March 31, 1993
- Mode S code: A6B415
- Owner when cancelled: [Greiner William J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREINER%20WILLIAM%20J)
- Location: [Elgin, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Elgin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0406° N, 88.3113° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60123, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5309W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5309W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5309W-1993-05-04

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 CHI92FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA095), Feb 23, 1992: Piper PA-28-160 (N5309W), Burlington, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL AFTER ENCOUNTERING INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN CRUISE FLIGHT. RELATED FACTORS ARE THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE WEATHER EVALUATION, THE LOW…

## 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 19920223003289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920223003289A), Feb 23, 1992: Piper PA28160 (N5309W), Burlington, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Near home base flew into area of dense fog. Lost control. Impacted vertically in field. Failed note dewpoint spread

## Other aircraft with N5309W

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5309W): Cameron Balloons US N-90, S/N 6126, built 1997

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