# N40712: 1973 Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 2012-09-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 18, 2012
- Exported to: Guyana
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-7400021
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 30, 1973
- Certificate issued: November 18, 1987
- Last registry action: August 23, 2012
- Mode S code: A4C938
- Owner when cancelled: [First American Realtors Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIRST%20AMERICAN%20REALTORS%20INC)
- Location: [Elmhurst, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Elmhurst)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8968° N, 87.9412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60126, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40712
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40712
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40712-2012-09-18

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-32-260: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260.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 CHI99LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA065), Jan 17, 1999: Piper PA-32-260 (N40712), St. Charles, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Also causal was the pilot's inadequate preflight/planning preparation which led to inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions and him…
- [NTSB CHI84LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA265), Jun 25, 1984: Piper PA-32-260 (N40712), Kankakee, 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 19990117005469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990117005469A), Jan 17, 1999: Piper PA32260 (N40712), St Charles, IL, Substantial damage. (.19) On January 17, 1999, at 1445 central standard time, a Piper PA-32-260, N40712, operated by a private pilot, lost engine power during cruise flight.…
- [Accident 19840625027659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840625027659A), Jun 25, 1984: Piper PA32260 (N40712), Kankakee, IL, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff due to fuel starvation. Fuel selector was on an empty tank. Other tank was full.

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