# N5838D: Piper PA-22, registration cancelled 1967-01-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 17, 1967
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22-4517
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 10, 1966
- Mode S code: A78481
- Owner when cancelled: [Matanuska Valley Flying Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MATANUSKA%20VALLEY%20FLYING%20CLUB)
- Location: [Palmer, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Palmer)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5838D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5838D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5838D-1967-01-17

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: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22.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 ANC66F0108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66F0108), May 28, 1966: Piper PA-22 (N5838D), Palmer, AK, destroyed

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