# N5539W: 1962 Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 2014-10-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 27, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-629
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 24, 1962
- Certificate issued: January 25, 1992
- Last registry action: January 19, 2010
- Mode S code: A70E38
- Owner when cancelled: [Baker Bradley R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAKER%20BRADLEY%20R)
- Location: [Yuba City, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Yuba%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0825° N, 121.6801° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95993, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5539W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5539W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5539W-2014-10-27

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-28-180: 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 LAX99LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA259), Jul 26, 1999: Piper PA-28-180 (N5539W), Hayward, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat to prevent the formation of carburetor ice while operating in IFR conditions which resulted in the loss of engine power.

## 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 19990726009909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990726009909A), Jul 26, 1999: Piper PA28180 (N5539W), Hayward, CA, Substantial damage. Acft was on 1 mile final approach when the pilot declared a "mayday" and made an emergency landing in a mall parking lot, the acft sustained substantial damage…

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