# N5739Z: Piper PA-22-108, registration cancelled 1998-12-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 2, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 229578
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 14, 1994
- Last registry action: February 19, 1997
- Mode S code: A75D39
- Owner when cancelled: [Pearson Kevin W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PEARSON%20KEVIN%20W)
- Location: [Topinabee, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Topinabee)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.4810° N, 84.5994° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49791, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5739Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5739Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5739Z-1998-12-02

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-22-108: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108.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 CHI97LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA153), Jun 1, 1997: Piper PA-22-108 (N5739Z), Alanson, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: inadequate preflight by the pilot, which resulted in fuel starvation, due to an improper fuel tank selector position. A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's improper inflight…

## 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 19970531012249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970531012249A), May 31, 1997: Piper PA22108 (N5739Z), Alanson, MI, Destroyed. Aircraft engine quit and pilot made emergency landing, rolled over several times. (.4)inadequate preflight by the pilot, which resulted in fuel starvation, due…

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