# N40973: Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1990-03-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 13, 1990
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 287425197
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A4D179
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40973
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40973
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40973-1990-03-13

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 CHI89DEK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEK01), Jun 18, 1989: Piper PA-28 (N40973), Albany, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: SEIZURE OF THE #4 EXHAUST VALVE AND BENDING OF ITS RESPECTIVE PUSH ROD, WHICH RESULTED IN A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: LACK OF A SUITABLE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA,…

## 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 19890618016089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890618016089A), Jun 18, 1989: Piper STCPA28 (N40973), Albany, OH, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on climbout. Tried to return but crashed in a private yard. NR4 exhaust valve had seized.
- [Incident 19850310025099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850310025099I), Mar 10, 1985: Piper PA28140 (N40973), Hunting Valley, OH. Partial power loss in flight, safe landing. Part of exhaust valve head was missing.

## Other aircraft with N40973

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40973): Aerovodochody L-29 DELFIN, S/N 294677
- [Cancelled 1965-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40973-1965-05-20): Piper J-3, S/N 7640, built 1941. Owner: [Worsham Dusting Svc Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WORSHAM%20DUSTING%20SVC%20INC), [Pecos, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Pecos)

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