# N15870: 1972 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2013-08-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 6, 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: 28-7325184
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 19, 1972
- Last registry action: May 29, 2003
- Mode S code: A0EB4D
- Location: [Acampo, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Acampo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.2001° N, 121.2350° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95220, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15870
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=15870
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15870-2013-08-06

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

## 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.

- [Incident 19921224051819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921224051819I), Dec 24, 1992: Piper PA28140 (N15870), Yucca Valley, CA, Minor damage. On night landing pilot could not activate runway lights. Mistook a drainage ditch for runway and landed.

## Other aircraft with N15870

- [Cancelled 1946-03-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15870-1946-03-20): Porterfield 35-70, S/N 170, built 1935. Owner: [Glazier Roy W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLAZIER%20ROY%20W), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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