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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5899W

N5899W is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-150 built in 1965. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 7, 2005. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Piper PA-28-150 cancelled February 7, 2005

Serial number
28-2709
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1965
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 7, 2003
Last FAA action
July 7, 2003
Last owner
Airmiles INC (Corporation)
Macon, NC
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N5899W

MIA03LA029Accident on December 14, 2002 at Cashiers, NC: minor injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-150 · serial 28-2709

The pilot's inadequate in-flight decision by which he conducted visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain terrain clearance. Contributing factors were a low ceiling and mountainous terrain.

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