# N15831: 1972 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2013-08-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 27, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 28-7325174
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 13, 1972
- Last registry action: January 21, 2003
- Mode S code: A0EAC2
- Location: [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9350° N, 93.2530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55407, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15831
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=15831
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15831-2013-08-27

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 97ZZZX4668](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX4668), May 16, 1997: CONTROL WHEEL. BROKE. THE CONTROL WHEEL COMPLETELY BROKE BETWEEN THE OUTER GRIP AND THE HUB. PILOT REPORTED THE BROKEN PART TO THE FLIGHT SCHOOL AFTER FLYING AT THE AIRFIELD ON A DAY

## 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 LAX02FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA004), Oct 13, 2001: Piper PA-28-140 (N15831), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the air traffic controller to provide effective separation on the runway surface as specified in FAA Order 7110.65, Paragraph 3-9-6.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20011012027309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011012027309A), Oct 12, 2001: Piper PA28140 (N15831), Van Nuys, CA, No damage. (.19) On October 12, 2001, at 1828 hours pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140, N15831, was involved in an on-ground collision with a Piper PA-46-310P,…
- [Incident 19970526017569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970526017569I), May 26, 1997: Piper PA28140 (N15831), Santa Paula, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot thought he was low on approach- added power and then struck power lines with right wing. Aborted landing attempt at szp and returned to vny…

## Other aircraft with N15831

- [Cancelled 1948-05-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15831-1948-05-25): Rearwin 8500, S/N 469, built 1936. Owner: [Harris Lowell/Braswell Orville](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARRIS%20LOWELL%2FBRASWELL%20ORVILLE), [Dillingham, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Dillingham)

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