# N3970K: 1967 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2012-11-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 14, 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: 28-23854
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 17, 1967
- Certificate issued: July 1, 1994
- Last registry action: July 19, 2000
- Mode S code: A49F2C
- Owner when cancelled: [Cepeda Joe M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CEPEDA%20JOE%20M)
- Location: [Kent, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Kent)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.4059° N, 122.1919° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98031, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3970K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3970K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3970K-2012-11-14

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 CHI71DDJ41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DDJ41), Jan 27, 1971: Piper PA-28 (N3970K), Sheboygan, WI, substantial damage

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