# N1240T: 1972 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1974-04-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 22, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7225432
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 8, 1972
- Mode S code: A064F8
- Owner when cancelled: [Welch Robert A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELCH%20ROBERT%20A)
- Location: [Northridge, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Northridge)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1240T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1240T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1240T-1974-04-22

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-28-140: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140.md

## NTSB investigations (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 LAX73AL058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73AL058), May 17, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N1240T), Simi Valley, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19730517018929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730517018929A), May 17, 1973: Piper PA28140 (N1240T), Simi Valley, CA, Destroyed. Crashed on 30 deg down slope in soft terrain. Flaps set in 10 deg pos. No eng malfunction found.

## Other aircraft with N1240T

- [Cancelled 2017-02-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1240T-2017-02-22): Cessna 208, S/N 20800265, built 1997. Third renewal notice. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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