# N1480X: Piper PA-28R-200, registration cancelled 1997-02-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 19, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28R7535288
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 14, 1990
- Last registry action: January 15, 1997
- Mode S code: A0C2D6
- Owner when cancelled: [Letourneau University](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LETOURNEAU%20UNIVERSITY)
- Location: [Longview, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Longview)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5007° N, 94.7405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Longview, TX, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1480X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1480X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1480X-1997-02-19

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-28R-200: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200.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 FTW95FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA002), Oct 1, 1994: Piper PA-28R-200 (N1480X), Pagosa Springs, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA, THE TURBULENCE AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 19941001032469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941001032469A), Oct 1, 1994: Piper PA28R200 (N1480X), Pagosa Springs, CO, Destroyed. Severe downdraft in a canyon while demo of a 180. Unable escape. Down draft hit trees. AIRMET out on turbulence.

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