# N15878: 1972 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2014-09-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 10, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 28-7325185
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 19, 1972
- Certificate issued: February 9, 1982
- Last registry action: March 30, 1991
- Mode S code: A0EB55
- Owners when cancelled: [Hart Stephen M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HART%20STEPHEN%20M), [Pacheco Linda A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACHECO%20LINDA%20A)
- Location: [Salisbury, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Salisbury)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 42.7068° N, 71.1604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01840, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15878
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=15878
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15878-2014-09-10

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 NYC82DA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA092), May 13, 1982: Piper PA-28-140 (N15878), North Andover, MA, substantial damage

## 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 19820513015659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820513015659A), May 13, 1982: Piper PA28140 (N15878), Lawrence, MA, Substantial damage. Student lost directional control during landing and swerved off runway.
- [Incident 19810329023129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810329023129I), Mar 29, 1981: Piper PA28140 (N15878), North Andover, MA, Minor damage. Aircraft came in high with rapid descent during short field landing practice. Aircraft hit hard on nose gear.

## Other aircraft with N15878

- [Cancelled 1948-08-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15878-1948-08-04): Porterfield 35-70, S/N 178, built 1936. Owner: [Wood Earl Eldricdge Jr Etal](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOOD%20EARL%20ELDRICDGE%20JR%20ETAL), [Blackwood, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Blackwood)

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