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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5181Z

N5181Z is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-22-108 built in 1961. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 22, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled".

Piper PA-22-108 cancelled August 22, 2013

Serial number
22-8848
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1961
Last status
Sale reported, canceled
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
September 20, 2002
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Scottsdale, AZ
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N5181Z

CHI98LA235Accident on July 1, 1998 at Spearfish, SD: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-22-108 · serial 22-8848

the pilots improper preflight planning, which failed to detect the fuel selector positioned on the left fuel tank, which had insufficient fuel, resulting in fuel starvation, and the loss of engine power.

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