# N16454: Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1973-11-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 15, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 287325277
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 24, 1973
- Mode S code: A103AE
- Owner when cancelled: [Ayers Lyndavid O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AYERS%20LYNDAVID%20O)
- Location: [El Cajon, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/El%20Cajon)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8329° N, 116.8734° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92021, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16454
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16454
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16454-1973-11-15

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 LAX74AL014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL014), Aug 13, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N16454), Ruidoso, NM, destroyed, 4 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 19730813029919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730813029919A), Aug 13, 1973: Piper PA28R200 (N16454), Ruidoso, NM, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Turned into rising terrain after tkof. Un outclimb due near max gross wt & density alt aprx 9100 ft

## Other aircraft with N16454

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16454-undated): Cessna C-34, S/N 331. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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