Single-engine piston

N5985W

1969 Piper Cherokee 140

Not current (FAA status N) No accidents on file
Built
1969
Serial
28-25765
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Not current (FAA status N)
Registered owner
Sterling West Corp (Non-citizen corporation)
Based
Camden, DE
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Registration record

N5985W on the FAA register

Type
1969 Piper Cherokee 140 (FAA: Piper PA-28-140)
Serial
28-25765
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Sterling West Corp
Camden, DE
Certificate issued
2024-10-31
Airworthiness date
1979-07-25
Registration expires
2031-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A7BE3B
Mode S (octal)
51737073
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
465 nm
Cruise (type)
108 kt
Status
Not current (FAA status N)
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-10-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N5985W.
  • 1979-07-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1969
    Manufactured (1969).
Overview

About N5985W

N5985W is a 1969 Piper Cherokee 140 (FAA model PA-28-140), serial number 28-25765. The FAA register lists Sterling West Corp as the registrant in Camden, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 31, 2024 and expires on October 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 4 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 (normal), dated July 25, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5985W.

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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5985W.

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.