# N5397L: Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 1996-02-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 26, 1996
- 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: 284706
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 8, 1993
- Last registry action: December 15, 1993
- Mode S code: A6D534
- Owner when cancelled: [Valley Aircraft Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VALLEY%20AIRCRAFT%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Chesterfield, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Chesterfield)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6442° N, 90.6514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63005, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5397L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5397L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5397L-1996-02-26

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 CHI95LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA038), Nov 12, 1994: Piper PA-28-180 (N5397L), Alton, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to refuel. Factors associated with the accident were unsuitable terrain, the vehicle and building which the airplane contacted, and the dark night conditions.

## 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 19941111038159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941111038159A), Nov 11, 1994: Piper PA28180 (N5397L), Alton, IL, Destroyed. Lost power en route. Collided with truck and brick wall landing. No engine anomalies found. Possible fuel depletion

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