# N5548W: 1962 Piper PA-28-160, registration cancelled 2005-06-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 20, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806)
- 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: 28-639
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 24, 1962
- Certificate issued: May 5, 1993
- Last registry action: May 17, 2005
- Mode S code: A711CC
- Owners when cancelled: [Klimisch William J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KLIMISCH%20WILLIAM%20J), [American Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20LEASING%20INC)
- Location: [Yankton, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Yankton)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9156° N, 97.4467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 57078, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5548W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5548W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5548W-2005-06-20

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-28-160: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160.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 CHI93LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA148), Apr 24, 1993: Piper PA-28-160 (N5548W), Yankton, SD, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE. GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS WERE A FACTOR.

## 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 19930424010539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930424010539A), Apr 24, 1993: Piper PA28160 (N5548W), Yankton, SD, Destroyed. Struck wires severing a wing during forced landing demo. Descended below wires. Strong wind blew them into wires.

## Other aircraft with N5548W

- [Cancelled 2017-07-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5548W-2017-07-14): Blackmon Jody PC 2000, S/N 111POW. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Blackmon Jody](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLACKMON%20JODY), [Comer, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Comer)

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