# N5807U: Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1997-10-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 23, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 28-26636
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 5, 1997
- Mode S code: A77948
- Owner when cancelled: [Harrell Timothy L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARRELL%20TIMOTHY%20L)
- Location: [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5807U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5807U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5807U-1997-10-23

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 (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 ATL97LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA096), Jul 5, 1997: Piper PA-28-140 (N5807U), Spruce Pine, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance after turning the wrong way in a traffic pattern.

## 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 19970705016959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970705016959A), Jul 5, 1997: Piper PA28140 (N5807U), Spruce Pine, NC, Destroyed. Downwind takeoff due mountains in area. Turned wrong way. Settled into trees on rising terrain. Density alt factor. (-23) Avery county airport (7A8) also known…

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