# N138VP: 1965 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2009-06-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 30, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Registration revoked
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-21135
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 27, 1965
- Certificate issued: May 27, 1976
- Last registry action: April 16, 1977
- Mode S code: A09AD2
- Owners when cancelled: [Grodahl John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRODAHL%20JOHN), [Grodahl Bea](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRODAHL%20BEA)
- Location: [Fullerton, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fullerton)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8857° N, 117.9280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fullerton, CA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N138VP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=138VP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N138VP-2009-06-30

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 LAX68F0105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68F0105), Aug 8, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N138VP), Sepulveda, CA, substantial damage

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