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N5640W

N5640W is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-160. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 27, 1994. 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 June 27, 1994

Serial number
28788
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
February 25, 1988
Last FAA action
April 20, 1994
Last owner
Holden Donald T (Co-owned)
Lawrenceville, GA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N5640W

ATL92FA162Accident on August 19, 1992 at Lawrenceville, GA: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-160 · serial 28-788

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL, AND HIS IMPROPER EXECUTION OF EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE, HIS INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION WHEN HE FAILED TO DRAIN THE GASCOLATOR, THE WATER CONTAMINATION IN THE FUEL, AND THE LEAKING FUEL TANK CAP.

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