# N5720D: 1956 Piper PA-22-150, registration cancelled 2013-04-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A6), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22-4418
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: September 26, 1978
- Last registry action: June 5, 1982
- Mode S code: A75833
- Owner when cancelled: [Dechambeau Richard E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DECHAMBEAU%20RICHARD%20E)
- Location: [Pittsburgh, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Pittsburgh)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4571° N, 79.9946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 15212, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5720D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5720D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5720D-2013-04-23

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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-22-150: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150.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 NYC79FGM22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM22), Apr 7, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N5720D), Monroeville, PA, destroyed, 2 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 19790407007369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790407007369A), Apr 7, 1979: Piper PA22 (N5720D), Monroeville, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot misused elevator trim on final approach. Lost control. Made hard landing 300FT short of runway. Hit embankment.

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