N5981P is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-24. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 5, 1994. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Piper PA-24 cancelled April 5, 1994
- Serial number
- 241074
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- April 12, 1991
- Last FAA action
- April 15, 1991
- Last owner
- Hargus Herschell H (Individual)
Russellville, AR - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5981P
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-24-180 · serial 24-1074
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE. FACTORS WERE THE PROPELLER SYSTEM'S PITCH CHANGE MECHANISM DISCONNECTED DUE TO IMPROPER OVERHAUL AND FAILURE TO INSTALL THE STAKING PINS BY OTHER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.
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
