# N3568K: 1967 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2020-01-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 31, 2020
- 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: 28-23631
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 15, 1967
- Certificate issued: October 4, 2016
- Last registry action: October 4, 2016
- Mode S code: A3FE91
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Charles W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20CHARLES%20W)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3568K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3568K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3568K-2020-01-31

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 ERA18FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA084), Feb 21, 2018: Piper PA28 (N3568K), Bonifay, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to a stuck exhaust valve. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to operate an airplane with a known mechanical deficiency and his failure to fly an…

## 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 20180221002959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180221002959A), Feb 21, 2018: Piper PA-28-140 (N3568K), Bonifay, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On final approach to runway 19, the airplane struck trees and the airport perimeter fence, with the final impact approximately 1150 feet from the threshold of…

## Other aircraft with N3568K

- [Cancelled 1949-09-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3568K-1949-09-09): Piper J3C-65, S/N 22259. Owner: [Hazel A H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAZEL%20A%20H), [Artesia, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Artesia)

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