N5589H is a 1951 Piper PA-20 (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 20-651, registered in Burlington, WA. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Apr 30, 2028; the renewal window opens on Oct 30, 2027. It is powered by a Lycoming 0-290 SERIES rated at 140 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class, issued Feb 13, 1958. It is one of 276 PA-20 aircraft in the FAA registry, 19 of them registered in Washington. About 14% of them were built after it. The NTSB accident database lists one record for this airframe since 2008, the latest on May 19, 2016.
Registration
- FAA status
- Valid registration
- Expires
- Apr 30, 2028
- Registrant type
- Individual
- Registered owner
- Individual owner, name not shown
- Location
- Burlington, WA
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- Seattle FSDO (SEA FSDO) · (206) 231-3828 or (800) 354-1940
- Certificate issued
- Apr 30, 2018
- Last FAA action
- May 5, 2023
- Mode S code (hex)
- A720BE
- Mode S code (octal)
- 51620276
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
Public airports near Burlington
| Airport | ID | Distance | Tower | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skagit Regional Burlington/Mount Vernon, WA | KBVS | 4 mi | Non-towered | 100LL, A |
| Camano Island Airfield Stanwood, WA | 13W | 15 mi | Non-towered | - |
| Anacortes Anacortes, WA | 74S | 15 mi | Non-towered | 100, A |
Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.
NTSB accident and incident records
| Date | Place | Aircraft (as NTSB recorded it) | Damage | Highest injury | NTSB no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2016 | Nikolai Creek, AK | Piper PA 20 this airframe | Substantial | None | GAA16CA252 |
From the NTSB aviation accident database (events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026), matched by N-number. An N-number can move between aircraft, so each row is checked against the serial number on the current registration.