# N5990Z: 1965 Piper PA-18-150, registration cancelled 2005-07-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 20, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A2), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18-8248
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 18, 1965
- Certificate issued: October 24, 2003
- Last registry action: October 24, 2003
- Mode S code: A7C146
- Owner when cancelled: [Abaco LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ABACO%20LLC)
- Location: [Nashville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Nashville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1669° N, 86.7782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37201, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5990Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5990Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5990Z-2005-07-20

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-18-150: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150.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 ATL05FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05FA082), May 16, 2005: Piper PA-18-150 (N5990Z), Nashville, TN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering resulting in an in flight loss of control, stall, and collision with trees and the ground. A factor was the pilot's impairment due to drugs.

## 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 20050516008359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050516008359A), May 16, 2005: Piper PA18150 (N5990Z), Nashville, TN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On may 16, 2005, at 1745 central daylight time, a Piper PA-18-150, N5990Z, registered to abaco LLC, operating as a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight,…
- [Incident 20040612008869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040612008869I), Jun 12, 2004: Piper PA18150 (N5990Z), Murfreesboro, TN, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot landed at Murfreesboro airport as a alternate destination due to weather. Upon landing airplane encountered dramatic shift in wind direction…

## Other aircraft with N5990Z

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5990Z): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18736P22814

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