Single-engine piston

N5393W

1962 Piper Cherokee 140/160

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1962
Serial
28-461
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Grit Enterprises Inc (Corporation)
Based
Tulsa, OK
Registration record

N5393W on the FAA register

Type
1962 Piper Cherokee 140/160 (FAA: Piper PA-28)
Serial
28-461
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Grit Enterprises Inc
Tulsa, OK
Certificate issued
2026-07-30
Airworthiness date
1962-03-16
Registration expires
2033-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A6D4B2
Mode S (octal)
51552262
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
465 nm
Cruise (type)
108 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-10-22
    Accident at Claremore, OK; damage: substantial.
  • 2026-07-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N5393W.
  • 1962-03-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N5393W

N5393W is a 1962 Piper Cherokee 140/160 (FAA model PA-28), serial number 28-461. The FAA register lists Grit Enterprises Inc as the registrant in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 30, 2026 and expires on July 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 108 knots and a range of about 465 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated March 16, 1962.

N5393W has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise
108 kt
Range
465 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
800 ft
Landing over 50 ft
535 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

Published figures for the Piper Cherokee 140/160 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-10-22 Accident · Claremore, OK Damage: Substantial NTSB (Ongoing) · CEN27LA029
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28
Preliminary report: On October 22, 2026, about 1510 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-160 airplane, N5393W, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Claremore, Oklahoma. The flight instructor and student pilot were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. ADS-B data indicated that the flight departed from runway 18 at the Claremore Regional Airport (GCM) about 1431. The flight proceeded about 21 miles northeast of the airport at altitudes of up to about 3,500 feet mean sea level (msl). About 1455, the airplane reversed course and began to return to the airport. The final ADS-B data point was recorded at 1509:41…
NTSB report ↗

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.