# N5871W: Piper PA-28-160, registration cancelled 1965-11-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 24, 1965
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-2480
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 20, 1965
- Mode S code: A79279
- Owner when cancelled: [Selma Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SELMA%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Selma, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Selma)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5871W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5871W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5871W-1965-11-24

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 LAX66A0028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0028), Sep 16, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N5871W), Altadena, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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