# N159TA: 1967 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2012-08-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 8, 2012
- 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: 28-23581
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 4, 1967
- Certificate issued: June 14, 1978
- Last registry action: May 15, 1982
- Mode S code: A0ED48
- Owner when cancelled: [Bedell Wendell D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEDELL%20WENDELL%20D)
- Location: [Whitinsville, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Whitinsville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1161° N, 71.6646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01588, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N159TA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=159TA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N159TA-2012-08-08

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 NYC79FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA091), Sep 9, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N159TA), Charlestown, NH, destroyed, 3 fatal

## 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 19790909034779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790909034779A), Sep 9, 1979: Piper PA28140 (N159TA), Charlestown, NH, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Pilot flew into wire which was 45 ft above surface of river.

## Other aircraft with N159TA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N159TA): Gteex Revolution INDEPENDENCE 19, S/N 212985300CC3B

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