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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5258W

N5258W is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28 built in 1962. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 2, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Piper PA-28 cancelled April 2, 2013

Serial number
28-303
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1962
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
July 17, 1985
Last FAA action
July 30, 1988
Last owner
Francis Anthony C (Individual)
Murfreesboro, NC
Airworthiness
Standard

NTSB accident and incident record under N5258W

ATL86FA120Accident on April 29, 1986 at Winton, NC: fatal, destroyed (4 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-160 · serial 28-303

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