# N5968V: 1977 Piper PA-32R-300, registration cancelled 2013-04-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 25, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (registry code 7103213)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32R-7780383
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 20, 1977
- Certificate issued: August 12, 1981
- Last registry action: April 12, 1996
- Mode S code: A7B735
- Owner when cancelled: [Moline Muffler Shop Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOLINE%20MUFFLER%20SHOP%20INC)
- Location: [Bettendorf, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Bettendorf)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.5692° N, 90.4715° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52722, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5968V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5968V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5968V-2013-04-25

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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-32R-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19800524053909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800524053909I), May 24, 1980: Piper PA32R300 (N5968V), Holland, MI, Minor damage. After erratic NDB approach, aircraft struck ground off endge of runway.

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