# N4278T: 1971 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1973-06-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 25, 1973
- 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: 287225116
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 22, 1972
- Mode S code: A51922
- Owner when cancelled: [Solak Robert J Et Al](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOLAK%20ROBERT%20J%20ET%20AL)
- Location: [Santa Rosa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Rosa)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4278T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4278T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4278T-1973-06-25

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 OAK73AP002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73AP002), Jul 16, 1972: Piper PA-28 (N4278T), Gualala, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other aircraft with N4278T

- [Cancelled 2012-11-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4278T-2012-11-26): MD Helicopters 369E, S/N 0605E, built 2010. Owner: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- [Cancelled 2006-01-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4278T-2006-01-19): Frese Dennis L ROTORWAY EXEC, S/N DLF 3636, built 1989. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Wynn Richard D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WYNN%20RICHARD%20D), [Hobbs, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Hobbs)

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