# N17D: 1973 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2015-05-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 11, 2015
- 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: 28-7325367
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 23, 1973
- Certificate issued: January 27, 1996
- Last registry action: February 11, 2002
- Mode S code: A1171F
- Owners when cancelled: [Scruggs Thomas A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCRUGGS%20THOMAS%20A), [Scruggs Grace M P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCRUGGS%20GRACE%20M%20P)
- Location: [Anaheim, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Anaheim)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8562° N, 117.7402° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92808, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17D-2015-05-11

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 LAX96FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA139), Mar 22, 1996: Piper PA-28-140 (N17D), Moreno Valley, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: VFR flight by the noninstrument-rated pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). The terrain and adverse weather conditions were related factors.

## 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 19960322004799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960322004799A), Mar 22, 1996: Piper PA28140 (N17D), Moreno Valley, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Lost control. Crashed into cloud obscured mountain. Airmets for clouds fog, rain in area.

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