# N5879P: Piper PA-24-180, registration cancelled 1973-09-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 13, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403)
- Serial number: 24-963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 10, 1973
- Mode S code: A7938A
- Owner when cancelled: [Green William E And Green Betty](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREEN%20WILLIAM%20E%20AND%20GREEN%20BETTY)
- Location: [El Paso, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/El%20Paso)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5879P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5879P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5879P-1973-09-13

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-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 DEN74AD006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD006), Aug 5, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N5879P), Weed, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19730805028099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730805028099A), Aug 5, 1973: Piper PA24400 (N5879P), Weed, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Apch to marginal strip,density alt aprx 9500 ft. gr dwn,flaps up. Plt claimed pwr loss,no malf fnd.

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