N5405S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-140 built in 1971. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 19, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-28-140 cancelled July 19, 2013
- Serial number
- 28-7125110
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1971
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- May 4, 1992
- Last FAA action
- May 8, 1998
- Last owner
- Hixson Robert W (Co-owned)
Pismo Beach, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Cessna 337A cancelled August 14, 1967
- Serial number
- 337-0505
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- January 27, 1967
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- U.S. Air Force (Government)
Washington, DC - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5405S
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-140 · serial 28-7125110
THE PILOT'S POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, POOR FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS, AND DELAY IN EFFECTING ANY REMEDIAL ACTION. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY BECOMING LOST/DISORIENTED AND THE DARK NIGHT.
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