# N420FL: Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1994-05-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 3, 1994
- 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: 287125200
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 11, 1993
- Last registry action: June 15, 1993
- Mode S code: A4FC27
- Owner when cancelled: [Austin Steele Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AUSTIN%20STEELE%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Winter Park, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Winter%20Park)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 28.6084° N, 81.3006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32792, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N420FL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=420FL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N420FL-1994-05-03

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 ATL94LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA020), Nov 20, 1993: Piper PA-28-140 (N420FL), Maryville, TN, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE INFLIGHT PLANNING, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION PRIOR TO REACHING THE PLANNED DESTINATION.

## 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 19931120043979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931120043979A), Nov 20, 1993: Piper PA28140 (N420FL), Knoxville, TN, Destroyed. Low on fuel near destination. Engine quit. Hit wires landing on road. Fuel tanks empty. Flew until end fuel range.

## Other aircraft with N420FL

- [Cancelled 2026-01-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N420FL-2026-01-28): Raytheon 400A, S/N RK-310, built 2001. Exported to Turkey. Owner: [Flight Options LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLIGHT%20OPTIONS%20LLC), [Cleveland, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cleveland)

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