N5078W is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28 built in 1961. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 20, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Piper PA-28 cancelled June 20, 2017
- Serial number
- 28-87
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1961
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 30, 1993
- Last FAA action
- September 30, 1999
- Last owner
- Atc Corporation (Corporation)
Pasadena, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N5078W
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28 · serial 28-87
The pilot's failure to verify the wind direction and speed, his selection of the wrong runway for the existing wind conditions, and, his inadequate compensation for those wind conditions.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site