# N5840P: 1959 Piper PA-24-180, registration cancelled 2021-10-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 30, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Serial number: 24-921
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 10, 1959
- Certificate issued: July 3, 2012
- Last registry action: February 15, 2018
- Mode S code: A7872A
- Owner when cancelled: [Law Offices Of Michael P Nash Pc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAW%20OFFICES%20OF%20MICHAEL%20P%20NASH%20PC)
- Location: [Wrangell, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Wrangell)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 56.2215° N, 131.9236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99929, within about 28 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5840P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5840P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5840P-2021-10-30

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-24-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180.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 ANC19FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19FA033), Jul 11, 2019: Piper PA 24-180 (N5840P), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue visual flight rules into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of control.

## 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 20190711011249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190711011249A), Jul 11, 2019: Piper PA-24-180 (N5840P), Ketchikan, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The pilot departed Friday harbor airport (kfhr) enroute to Ketchikan international airport (ktn) on a personal VFR flight. Last contact between the pilot and…
- [Incident 19811123083759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811123083759I), Nov 23, 1981: Piper PA24 (N5840P), Lakeway, TX, Minor damage. Forgot to lower landing gear for landing. Landed wheels up.

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