# N5939P: 1959 Piper PA-24-250, registration cancelled 2023-02-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 25, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A15), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 24-1029
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 21, 1959
- Certificate issued: April 12, 2010
- Last registry action: January 22, 2023
- Mode S code: A7AC2D
- Owners when cancelled: [Granger William](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRANGER%20WILLIAM), [Granger Dorothy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRANGER%20DOROTHY)
- Location: [Lake City, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Lake%20City)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 44.3990° N, 85.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49651, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5939P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5939P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5939P-2023-02-25

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-24-250: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CEN20LA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA373), Sep 1, 2020: Piper PA24 (N5939P), Midland, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB FTW67F0140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0140), Aug 13, 1966: Piper PA-24 (N5939P), Borger, TX, substantial damage

## 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 20200901009299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200901009299A), Sep 1, 2020: Piper PA-24-250 (N5939P), Midland, MI, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On September 1, 2020 at 12:45 eastern daylight time (EDT), a Piper PA-24-250 aircraft, N5939P, registered to [privacy data omitted] and operated by a private…

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