# N2257Q: 1977 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2012-08-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 31, 2012
- 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: 28-7725187
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 28, 1977
- Certificate issued: April 19, 1979
- Last registry action: August 14, 1982
- Mode S code: A1F6F0
- Owner when cancelled: [Safair Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAFAIR%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Teterboro, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Teterboro)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8496° N, 74.0619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07608, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2257Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2257Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2257Q-2012-08-31

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 (2)

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 NYC81FHM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHM07), May 25, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N2257Q), New Milford, NJ, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI78FEV37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV37), Jun 13, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N2257Q), Bloomington, IL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19810525027779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810525027779A), May 25, 1981: Piper PA28140 (N2257Q), West Milford, NJ, Substantial damage. Landed downwind. Ran off end of runwa. Misunderstood active runway as given on UNICOM. No reported weather brief.
- [Accident 19780613016179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780613016179A), Jun 13, 1978: Piper PA28140 (N2257Q), Bloomington, IL, Substantial damage. Prop,eng mount dmgd.

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