# N430FL: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: June 18, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=430FL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N430FL

## Aircraft that carried N430FL

- [Cancelled 2013-06-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N430FL-2013-06-18): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-7125213, built 1971. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Copeland Vernon J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COPELAND%20VERNON%20J), [Lompoc, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lompoc)

## NTSB investigations on N430FL (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX93LA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA373), Sep 30, 1993: Piper PA-28-140 (N430FL), Lompoc, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: was fuel starvation. A factor in the accident was the mechanic's inadequate inspection of the airplane.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N430FL (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19930930037139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930930037139A), Sep 30, 1993: Piper PA28140 (N430FL), Lompoc, CA, Substantial damage. Test flight engine backfired and quit on takeoff. Crashed wet field no anomalies. Idle for years. Fuel starvation.

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