# N5990W: 1968 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2013-02-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 8, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 28-24794
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 14, 1968
- Last registry action: April 25, 1988
- Mode S code: A7C143
- Location: [Mt Pleasant, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Mt%20Pleasant)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1610° N, 79.5098° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 15666, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5990W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5990W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5990W-2013-02-08

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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

## 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.

- [Incident 19871018064329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871018064329I), Oct 18, 1987: Piper PA28140 (N5990W), Connellsville, PA, Minor damage. Engine started with hand propping. Tie down rope to tail broke. Aircraft taxied unoccupied into a hangar.
- [Incident 19810222014579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810222014579I), Feb 22, 1981: Piper PA28140 (N5990W), Monroeville, PA. Shortly after takeoff engine began to vibrate and run rough. Made emergency landing. Oil filter showed metal.

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