# N5885V: 1977 Piper PA-34-200T, registration cancelled 2013-10-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406)
- Engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7SO), [TCDS E9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 34-7770267
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 24, 1977
- Certificate issued: March 22, 1983
- Last registry action: December 20, 1986
- Mode S code: A796BB
- Owner when cancelled: [Higginbotham Donald W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIGGINBOTHAM%20DONALD%20W)
- Location: [Elma, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Elma)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.8336° N, 78.6340° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14059, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5885V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5885V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5885V-2013-10-23

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-34-200T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t.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 ATL83FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA145), Mar 27, 1983: Piper PA-34-200T (N5885V), Roanoke, VA, destroyed, 5 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 19830327009549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830327009549A), Mar 27, 1983: Piper PA34200T (N5885V), Roanoke, VA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Lost control trying to return to airport on a missed approach under a 200 foot broken ceiling. Hit trees, wires.

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