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N5886U

N5886U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-140 built in 1970. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 27, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Piper PA-28-140 cancelled June 27, 2013

Serial number
28-26743
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1970
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
May 25, 1985
Last FAA action
August 9, 2000
Last owner
Thompson William Coleman III (Co-owned)
Erie, PA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N5886U

BFO90FA036Accident on April 22, 1990 at Ona, WV: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-140 · serial 28-26743

THE IMPROPERLY SET STABILATOR TRIM AND THE IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT.

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