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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5796P

N5796P is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Aerospatiale AS 355F1. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 16, 1990. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Aerospatiale AS 355F1 cancelled July 16, 1990

Serial number
5163
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Withheld
Airworthiness
None on file

Piper PA-24 cancelled June 25, 1973

Serial number
24-876
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 19, 1971
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Maple William G (Co-owned)
East Alton, IL
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N5796P

FTW89FA159Accident on September 3, 1989 at Houma, LA: fatal, destroyed (3 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Aerospatiale AS-355F-1 · serial 5163

THE FAILURE OF BOTH PILOTS TO SEE-AND-AVOID EACH OTHER'S AIRCRAFT (INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT). A PROBABLE FACTOR WAS: FAILURE OF EITHER PILOT TO ISSUE A TRAFFIC ADVISORY.

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