# N5867W: 1965 Piper PA-28-160, registration cancelled 2013-09-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 17, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806)
- 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: 28-2439
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 29, 1965
- Certificate issued: April 2, 1990
- Last registry action: May 30, 2002
- Mode S code: A78F94
- Owner when cancelled: [Gray Leroy W Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAY%20LEROY%20W%20JR)
- Location: [Ellsworth, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Ellsworth)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.6858° N, 68.3948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 04605, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5867W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5867W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5867W-2013-09-17

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-28-160: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160.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 BFO92LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA150), Sep 26, 1992: Piper PA-28-160 (N5867W), Bethel, ME, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE TO AVOID THE TERRAIN. THE DARK NIGHT WAS A FACTOR.

## 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 19920925038999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920925038999A), Sep 25, 1992: Piper PA28160 (N5867W), Bethel, ME, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Struck trees on hillside descending to land at unlighted strip. Dark night. No ground lights.

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