N5520W is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-160 built in 1962. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 15, 2006. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Piper PA-28-160 cancelled March 15, 2006
- Serial number
- 28-610
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1962
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- April 25, 2002
- Last FAA action
- April 19, 2005
- Last owner
- Paffel Louis W (Individual)
Bloomer, WI - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N5520W
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-160 · serial 28-610
The pilot's inadequate fuel management leading to the fuel starvation in the left tank during the flight's descent. A factor was the impacted power line.
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