N5157W is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-160 built in 1961. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 17, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Piper PA-28-160 cancelled January 17, 2018
- Serial number
- 28-188
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1961
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- November 25, 1997
- Last FAA action
- April 6, 2007
- Last owner
- Sudac Keith S (Individual)
San Diego, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N5157W
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-160 · serial 28-188
Fuel starvation due to the flight instructor's improper in-flight decision to simulate an engine failure by pulling the mixture control toward the lean position until the engine shut down, and his failure to return the mixture to the rich position until after the aircraft had reached a low altitude and the propeller had stopped turning. Factors include the rough/uneven terrain within the construction area in which the aircraft was landed.
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