# N5803U: 1969 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2017-07-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 20, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802)
- 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: 28-26630
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 3, 1969
- Certificate issued: October 16, 1978
- Last registry action: February 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A778BC
- Owner when cancelled: [Sussex Airport Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUSSEX%20AIRPORT%20INC)
- Location: [Sussex, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Sussex)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.2470° N, 74.6105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07461, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5803U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5803U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5803U-2017-07-20

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (2)

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 NYC86LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA206), Aug 11, 1986: Piper PA-28-140 (N5803U), Sussex, NJ, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC72DHD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DHD28), Jan 7, 1972: Piper PA-28 (N5803U), Berlin, NJ, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19860811038649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860811038649A), Aug 11, 1986: Piper PA28140 (N5803U), Sussex, NJ, Substantial damage. Upper cabin door unlocked on climbout returned. Went around due traffic. Downdraft. Hit wires. Sheared off a wing.
- [Incident 19800328032719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800328032719I), Mar 28, 1980: Piper PA28140 (N5803U), Montague, NJ, Minor damage. During turn-around after landing, the nose wheel left runway. Propeller damaged. Possibly alcohol related.

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