# N5996U: 1970 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2014-02-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 14, 2014
- Exported to: Mexico
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 28-26821
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 5, 1970
- Certificate issued: September 14, 2004
- Last registry action: July 9, 2012
- Mode S code: A7C213
- Owner when cancelled: [Excavators Leasing Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EXCAVATORS%20LEASING%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Bandon, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Bandon)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.0590° N, 124.3468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97411, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5996U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5996U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5996U-2014-02-14

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-28-140: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19940913034629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940913034629I), Sep 13, 1994: Piper PA28140 (N5996U), Rochester, NY, Minor damage. During taxi to ramp engine caught fire.
- [Incident 19931126048379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931126048379I), Nov 26, 1993: Piper PA28140 (N5996U), Rochester, NY. Loss of RPM on climb returned to airport. Landed safely. Found venturi broke loose in the carburator.
- [Incident 19900308011139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900308011139I), Mar 8, 1990: Piper PA28140 (N5996U), Rochester, NY. Rough engine on climb. Returned. Landed safely. Right magneto distributor drive gear had failed.

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