# N5581F: Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1996-10-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 22, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2824914
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 16, 1989
- Last registry action: January 17, 1996
- Mode S code: A71FA4
- Owner when cancelled: [Ferguson Sam S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FERGUSON%20SAM%20S)
- Location: [Marshfield, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Marshfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.3228° N, 92.8986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 65706, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5581F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5581F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5581F-1996-10-22

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-28-140: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140.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 CHI94FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA137), Apr 22, 1994: Piper PA-28-140 (N5581F), Marshfield, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE DURING A VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS.

## 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 19940422008999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940422008999A), Apr 22, 1994: Piper PA28140 (N5581F), Marshfield, MO, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Took off in darkness and IMC lost control and crashed shortly thereafter. Both were pilots. Neither IFR rated.

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