# N1259T: Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1992-01-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 23, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 287225440
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 3, 1985
- Last registry action: November 18, 1991
- Mode S code: A069EA
- Owner when cancelled: [Gordon Joseph L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GORDON%20JOSEPH%20L)
- Location: [Tracy, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Tracy)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7368° N, 121.4340° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95376, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1259T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1259T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1259T-1992-01-23

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 LAX88FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA197), May 29, 1988: Piper PA-28-140 (N1259T), Pinecrest, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: PILOTS DECISION TO CONTINUE VFR FLIGHT THROUGH A MOUNTAIN AREA AFTER ENCOUNTERING INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

## 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 19880529016229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880529016229A), May 29, 1988: Piper STCPA28 (N1259T), Pinecrest, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into trees on cloud obscured mountainside. Heavy snow showers in area. Was following highway to mountain pass.

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