# N1785T: 1970 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2013-11-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 8, 2013
- 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: 28-7125100
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 16, 1970
- Certificate issued: July 30, 1986
- Last registry action: February 14, 2003
- Mode S code: A139FE
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Scan Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20SCAN%20INC)
- Location: [Greenwell Springs, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Greenwell%20Springs)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.6016° N, 90.9644° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70739, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1785T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1785T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1785T-2013-11-08

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 FTW90LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA071), Feb 13, 1990: Piper PA-28-140 (N1785T), Rayne, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE #3 EXHAUST VALVE, WHICH NECESSITATED A FORCED LANDING ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

## 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 19900213002089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900213002089A), Feb 13, 1990: Piper PA28140 (N1785T), Rayne, LA, Substantial damage. Engine swallowed a valve damaging a cylinder during pipeline patrol. Forced down in rice field and hit a dike.

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