# N763WM: Piper J5A, registration cancelled 1993-04-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 12, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper J5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (registry code 7100702)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-725](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-725) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 568
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 9, 1989
- Last registry action: December 23, 1992
- Mode S code: AA4EAD
- Owner when cancelled: [Ocean Aerial Ads Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OCEAN%20AERIAL%20ADS%20INC)
- Location: [Ocean City, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Ocean%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.3631° N, 75.0850° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 21842, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N763WM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=763WM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N763WM-1993-04-12

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 J5A: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a.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 BFO91FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91FA060), Jun 29, 1991: Piper J5 (N763WM), Berlin, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQATE AIRSPEED WHICH CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO STALL.

## 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 19910629025079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910629025079A), Jun 29, 1991: Piper STCJ5 (N763WM), Berlin, MD, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Tow rope fouled rudder on pickup. Dropped banner but stalled and spun in. Failed to watch airspeed.
- [Incident 19880709044259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880709044259I), Jul 9, 1988: Piper J5A (N763WM), Newburyport, MA, Minor damage. Banner rope tangled. Pilot elected to land with it attached. Banner snagged on wet spots. Nosed over on its back.

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