# N1690J: 1968 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2017-10-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 24, 2017
- 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: 28-24093
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: October 20, 2000
- Certificate issued: April 17, 1991
- Last registry action: May 19, 2011
- Mode S code: A1157E
- Owner when cancelled: [Mattson Arthur R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MATTSON%20ARTHUR%20R)
- Location: [Woodstock, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Woodstock)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3238° N, 88.4546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60098, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1690J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1690J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1690J-2017-10-24

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

## 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 CHI97LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA229), Jul 26, 1997: Piper PA-28-140 (N1690J), Mapleton, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the cornfield in which the pilot was forced to land.

## 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 19970726019669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970726019669A), Jul 26, 1997: Piper PA28140 (N1690J), Mapleton, IA, Destroyed. Aircraft engine quit and would not restart, crashed.

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