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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5718W

N5718W is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-160. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 26, 1996. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Piper PA-28-160 cancelled April 26, 1996

Serial number
281225
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 29, 1993
Last FAA action
November 1, 1993
Last owner
Kelley Daniel Karl (Individual)
Okeechobee, FL
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N5718W

MIA95FA100Accident on April 8, 1995 at St. Petersburg, FL: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-160 · serial 28-1225

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO EXTEND WING FLAPS AND MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHILE ON APPROACH TO LAND RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL, SPIN, AND UNCONTROLLED DESCENT UNTIL COLLISION WITH A RESIDENCE AND THE GROUND.

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