# N5518V: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2011-07-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 18, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Expired dealer
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7716182
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 29, 1977
- Last registry action: January 9, 1980
- Mode S code: A706A6
- Owner when cancelled: [Hawk Airplanes Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAWK%20AIRPLANES%20INC)
- Location: [Pleasant Hill, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Pleasant%20Hill)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7643° N, 94.2606° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 64080, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5518V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5518V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5518V-2011-07-18

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-28-161: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161.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 MKC79FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA054), Sep 13, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N5518V), Mountain View, MO, 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 19790913029549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790913029549A), Sep 13, 1979: Piper PA28161 (N5518V), Mountain View, MO, Destroyed. Departed VFR. Aircraft observed in steep bank. Dived into trees 2 miles from airport. No mechanical defects found.

## Other aircraft with N5518V

- [Cancelled 1959-04-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5518V-1959-04-30): Douglas C54G-DC, S/N 42916. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Twentieth Century Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TWENTIETH%20CENTURY%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Sun Valley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sun%20Valley)

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