# N5480P: 1958 Piper PA-24-250, registration cancelled 2012-09-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 21, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A15), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 24-539
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 18, 1958
- Last registry action: August 12, 1982
- Mode S code: A6F80A
- Location: [Huntington Bch, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Huntington%20Bch)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7232° N, 118.0087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92647, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5480P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5480P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5480P-2012-09-21

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-24-250: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250.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 LAX81DUG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUG28), May 3, 1981: Piper PA-24 (N5480P), Pinon Hills, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19810503022539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810503022539A), May 3, 1981: Piper PA24250 (N5480P), Pinion Hills, CA, Substantial damage. Crashed while landing on a dirt road in a housing subdivision.

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