# N5791P: Piper PA-24, registration cancelled 1980-10-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 10, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 24870
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 3, 1975
- Mode S code: A77261
- Owner when cancelled: [Turner Wayne C DBA Triangle Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TURNER%20WAYNE%20C%20DBA%20TRIANGLE%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Big Sandy, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Big%20Sandy)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5791P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5791P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5791P-1980-10-10

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-24: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24.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 SEA79FT124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FT124), Aug 29, 1979: Piper PA-24 (N5791P), Big Sandy, MT, 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 19790829023639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790829023639A), Aug 29, 1979: Piper PA24 (N5791P), Big Sandy, MT, Substantial damage. Struck power lines on final approach to runway. Factors: dusk and too low on approach.

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