# N345M: 1969 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2007-12-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 18, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 28-25705
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 19, 1969
- Certificate issued: October 24, 1998
- Last registry action: November 20, 2007
- Mode S code: A3D0F4
- Owner when cancelled: [Delong Ronald V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELONG%20RONALD%20V)
- Location: [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3801° N, 111.8752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85202, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N345M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=345M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N345M-2007-12-18

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 DEN02LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA042), May 11, 2002: Piper PA-28-140B (N345M), Monument Valley, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertent stall/mush to the ground during landing flare. Contributing factors were the earth berm along the side of the runway, and the wind shear weather condition on short final.

## 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 20020511009759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020511009759A), May 11, 2002: Piper PA28140 (N345M), Monument Valley, UT, Substantial damage. (.19) On may 11, 2002, at approximately 1220 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140, N345M, was substantially damaged during a hard landing at Monument…

## Other aircraft with N345M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N345M): Pipistrel Doo Ajdovscina VIRUS SW, S/N 621 SW 100, built 2014
- [Cancelled 1965-05-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N345M-1965-05-22): Mooney M-18C, S/N 225, built 1950. Owner: [Atwill S B Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATWILL%20S%20B%20JR), [Weldon, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Weldon)

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