# N5977W: Piper PA-28-160, registration cancelled 1990-03-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 19, 1990
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 284054
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 18, 1984
- Last registry action: March 27, 1993
- Mode S code: A7BACA
- Owner when cancelled: [Bernard S L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERNARD%20S%20L)
- Location: [Lake Providence, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lake%20Providence)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8077° N, 91.2351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71254, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5977W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5977W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5977W-1990-03-19

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-28-160: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160.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 FTW84LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA261), May 31, 1984: Piper PA-28-160 (N5977W), Ferriday, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA70D0198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0198), Oct 5, 1969: Piper PA-28 (N5977W), Birmingham, AL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19840531020549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840531020549A), May 31, 1984: Piper PA28160 (N5977W), Ferriday, LA, Substantial damage. Student lost control on a unauthorized landing on a Private strip. Left the grass runway and nosed over in a ditch.
- [Incident 19821226068979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821226068979I), Dec 26, 1982: Piper PA28160 (N5977W), Calvin, LA, Minor damage. Student pilot departed into IMC rain and fog for local flight. Landed on a road after the carburetor iced up.

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