# N5996W: Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1971-01-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 27, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-24811
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A7C215
- Owner when cancelled: [Ailshire Wilbert & Vesta Ailshire](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AILSHIRE%20WILBERT%20%26%20VESTA%20AILSHIRE)
- Location: [Independence, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Independence)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5996W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5996W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5996W-1971-01-27

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

## 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 MKC70F0090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70F0090), Jun 9, 1969: Piper PA-28 (N5996W), Kansas City, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal

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