# N5502J: Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 1985-08-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 2, 1985
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 10, 1978
- Mode S code: A70212
- Owner when cancelled: [Moeller William A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOELLER%20WILLIAM%20A)
- Location: [Madison, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Madison)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5502J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5502J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5502J-1985-08-02

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-32-260: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260.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 ATL84FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA151), Apr 27, 1984: Piper PA-32-260 (N5502J), Maynardville, TN, destroyed, 5 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 19840427014559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840427014559A), Apr 27, 1984: Piper PA32260 (N5502J), Maynardville, TN, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Witnesses observed aircraft exiting through cloud bases and then saw aircraft breaking apart.

## Other aircraft with N5502J

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5502J): Quicksilver GT-500, S/N GT5-TC0104, built 1995
- [Cancelled 1991-10-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5502J-1991-10-16): Beech F33A, S/N CE1450. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Gp Air Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GP%20AIR%20SALES%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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