# N5559W: 1962 Piper PA-28-160, registration cancelled 2013-04-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 22, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 28-652
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 6, 1962
- Certificate issued: March 16, 1979
- Last registry action: September 23, 1982
- Mode S code: A715A6
- Owner when cancelled: [Spangler James E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPANGLER%20JAMES%20E)
- Location: [Sacramento, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sacramento)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6457° N, 121.4453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95838, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5559W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5559W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5559W-2013-04-22

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 LAX79FVG75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FVG75), Aug 30, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N5559W), Rio Linda, CA, destroyed

## 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 19790830026209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790830026209A), Aug 30, 1979: Piper PA28160 (N5559W), Rio Linda, CA, Destroyed. Engine stopped on initial climb. Hit tree on forced landing. Found clogged fuel line. Short run-up time.

## Other aircraft with N5559W

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5559W): Piper PA-46-600TP, S/N 4698193, built 2021

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