# N5823Z: 1963 Piper PA-22-108, registration cancelled 2018-03-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 30, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A6), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22-9680
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: May 31, 2007
- Last registry action: October 17, 2014
- Mode S code: A7802F
- Owner when cancelled: [Harms Gregory F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARMS%20GREGORY%20F)
- Location: [Smithville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Smithville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9180° N, 85.7869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37166, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5823Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5823Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5823Z-2018-03-30

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-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 ERA16LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA183), May 13, 2016: Piper PA 22 (N5823Z), Gallatin, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in an inflight fire due to the presence of a bird nest in the engine compartment.

## 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 20160513006699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160513006699A), May 13, 2016: Piper PA-22-108 (N5823Z), Gallatin, TN, Substantial damage. On may 13, 2106, at approximately 1420 local, N5823Z departed runway 35. Upon departure, at approximately 100 feet AGL, the PIC noticed smoke coming out of the…

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