# N38729: Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1981-12-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 23, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7725253
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 17, 1981
- Mode S code: A4780B
- Owner when cancelled: [F I T Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/F%20I%20T%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Melbourne, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Melbourne)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38729
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38729
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38729-1981-12-23

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 MIA79DLD63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD63), May 19, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N38729), Melbourne, FL, substantial damage

## 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 19790519008039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790519008039A), May 19, 1979: Piper PA28140 (N38729), Melbourne, FL, Substantial damage. Student pilot attempted a go around after a bad landing,froze on controls on climb out,mushed into trees nose high.

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