N5157L is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-180 built in 1967. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 1, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Piper PA-28-180 cancelled April 1, 2013
- Serial number
- 28-4442
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1967
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 14, 1984
- Last FAA action
- March 23, 1991
- Last owner
- Troxell Carl R (Individual)
Rancho Cucamonga, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N5157L
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-180 · serial 28-4442
THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE VFR FLIGHT AFTER ENCOUNTERING INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TRANSIT THROUGH A MOUNTAIN PASS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WAS: THE PILOT'S SELF-INDUCED PRESSURE KNOWING THAT A CO-WORKER WAS PROBABLY WAITING FOR HIM AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT; OVER CONFIDENCE IN PERSONAL ABILITY AFTER HAVING RECENTLY RECEIVED INSTRUMENT DUAL INSTRUCTION; AND THE ADVERSE WEATHER AND TERRAIN 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