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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5381L

N5381L is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-180. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 1, 2000. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Piper PA-28-180 cancelled November 1, 2000

Serial number
28-4688
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 28, 1998
Last FAA action
January 6, 2000
Last owner
Morris Jerry D (Partnership)
Manteo, NC
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N5381L

MIA00LA198Accident on July 3, 2000 at Ocracoke, NC: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-180 · serial 28-4688

The pilot's failure to compensate with rudder control for engine torque and 'p' factor during a go-around resulting in the aircraft drifting to the left, colliding with brush, and spinning around coming to rest in the brush.

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