# N4142H: Piper PA-15, registration cancelled 2012-11-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 20, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-15) (registry code 7101502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-800](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-800) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15-25
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 19, 1955
- Certificate issued: May 31, 1978
- Last registry action: January 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A4E5A2
- Owner when cancelled: [Bower Joseph C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOWER%20JOSEPH%20C)
- Location: [Clare, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Clare)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.8513° N, 84.7173° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48617, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4142H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4142H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4142H-2012-11-20

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-15: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-15.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 CHI83LA412](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA412), Sep 3, 1983: Piper PA-15 (N4142H), Houghton Hts., MI, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW74AF064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF064), Feb 28, 1974: Piper PA-15 (N4142H), Elsa, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19830903050069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830903050069A), Sep 3, 1983: Piper PA15 (N4142H), Houghton Height, MI, Destroyed. Aircraft struck tree after pilot made sharp turn after takeoff. Pilot had no certificate or medical.
- [Accident 19740228004159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740228004159A), Feb 28, 1974: Piper PA15 (N4142H), Elsa, TX, Destroyed. Blood alcohol-188MG per cent.

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