N1785J

Cancelled 2012

Deregistered aircraft · 1968 Piper PA-28-140 · Lycoming 0-320 series

Cancelled: October 15, 2012
Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number: 28-24208
Year built: 1968
Type: Fixed wing single engine
Engine: Reciprocating
Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
Airworthiness date: January 31, 1968
Certificate issued: August 22, 1984
Last registry action: July 31, 1987
Mode S code: A139F5
Owners when cancelled: Stutes Merlin J DBA Aquatic Dive Shop
Location: Lafayette, LA
Owner type: Individual

Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140TCDS 2A13 · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesTCDS E-274 · Reciprocating

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N1785J and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB ATL85FAMS2Accident · 3 fatalMissing aircraftFinal reportGulfport, MSPlt contacted apch control for advisories. Asked about wx onroute of ELT. Was told that lines of showers existed across path. Plt advised he thought he had found a gap and that he thought he could get over wx. Later radioed that ride was bouncy and he was in…Sep 23, 1985 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N1785J and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 19850923046929AGulfport, MSTried to fly through a line of heavy precipitation. Bodies of occupants and parts of aircraft found in gulf waters.Sep 23, 1985 · Destroyed · 2 fatal