# N5317L: 1968 Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 1972-01-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 22, 1972
- 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: 28-4619
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 24, 1969
- Mode S code: A6B77C
- Owner when cancelled: [Blucher Joseph T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLUCHER%20JOSEPH%20T)
- Location: [Waltham, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Waltham)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5317L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5317L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5317L-1972-01-22

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 NYC70DFD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70DFD23), Jun 30, 1970: Piper PA-28 (N5317L), Boston, MA, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N5317L

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5317L): Aerostar International RX 8, S/N RX8-3357

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