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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5897U

N5897U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-140 built in 1970. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 24, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Piper PA-28-140 cancelled October 24, 2013

Serial number
28-26799
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1970
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
October 8, 1986
Last FAA action
November 7, 1992
Last owner
Nicholson Air Svc INC (Corporation)
Cumberland, MD
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N5897U

BFO87FA006Accident on November 1, 1986 at Bloomington, MD: minor injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-140 · serial 2826799

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