# N5421Z: 1961 Piper PA-22-108, registration cancelled 2013-04-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A6), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22-9194
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 14, 1961
- Certificate issued: June 19, 1991
- Last registry action: October 17, 2006
- Mode S code: A6E1ED
- Owner when cancelled: [Colorado Air Motive](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLORADO%20AIR%20MOTIVE)
- Location: [Frederick, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Frederick)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1016° N, 104.9230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80530, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5421Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5421Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5421Z-2013-04-09

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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-22-108: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108.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 CHI91LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA138), Apr 23, 1991: Piper PA-22-108 (N5421Z), Millard, NE, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER USE OF APU BY UNKNOWN PERSONNEL WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE'S ELECTRICAL WIRING MELTING AND SUBSEQUENT SHORT.

## 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 19910423012099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910423012099A), Apr 23, 1991: Piper PA22108 (N5421Z), Omaha, NE, Destroyed. Fire erupted under passengers seat made emergency landing safely. Passenger seat had collapsed. Shorted battery box

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