N9549W is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-140 built in 1967. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 6, 2019. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Piper PA-28-140 cancelled September 6, 2019
- Serial number
- 28-22981
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1967
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- March 14, 2016
- Last FAA action
- March 14, 2016
- Last owner
- Shelton Flight (Corporation)
Shelton, WA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N9549W
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA 28-140 · serial 28-22981
The flight instructor's failure to completely and properly evaluate the student pilot's incorrectly- planned flight, and his failure to use all available resources to maintain situation awareness during the flight, which resulted in controlled flight into 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