# N5886U: 1970 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2013-06-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 27, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802)
- 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: 28-26743
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 15, 1970
- Certificate issued: May 25, 1985
- Last registry action: August 9, 2000
- Mode S code: A796DD
- Owners when cancelled: [Thompson William Coleman III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMPSON%20WILLIAM%20COLEMAN%20III), [Thompson Karen L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMPSON%20KAREN%20L)
- Location: [Erie, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Erie)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1191° N, 80.1279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 16505, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5886U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5886U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5886U-2013-06-27

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-28-140: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140.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 BFO90FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA036), Apr 22, 1990: Piper PA-28-140 (N5886U), Ona, WV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE IMPROPERLY SET STABILATOR TRIM AND THE IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 19900422010409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900422010409A), Apr 22, 1990: Piper PA28140 (N5886U), Milton, WV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Over gross weight and aft CG failed to gain speed or altitude on climbout. Banked steeply stalled into trees. Burned

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