# N5389L: Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 1975-06-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 13, 1975
- 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: 284697
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 28, 1974
- Mode S code: A6D1C3
- Owner when cancelled: [Fronings Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRONINGS%20INC)
- Location: [Clinton, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Clinton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5389L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5389L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5389L-1975-06-13

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-28-180: 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 MKC75AK045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK045), Feb 26, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N5389L), Clinton, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19750226010379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750226010379A), Feb 26, 1975: Piper PA28180 (N5389L), Clinton, IA, Destroyed. Acft obsvd in high speed dive. Impact in steep nose down attitude.

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