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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5581F

N5581F is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-140. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 22, 1996. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Piper PA-28-140 cancelled October 22, 1996

Serial number
2824914
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
November 16, 1989
Last FAA action
January 17, 1996
Last owner
Ferguson Sam S (Individual)
Marshfield, MO
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N5581F

CHI94FA137Accident on April 22, 1994 at Marshfield, MO: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-140 · serial 28-24914

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE DURING A VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS.

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