# N4297T: 1971 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2012-11-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 21, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7225126
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 23, 1971
- Certificate issued: June 17, 1983
- Last registry action: April 24, 1998
- Mode S code: A5206D
- Owner when cancelled: [Radford Alan P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RADFORD%20ALAN%20P)
- Location: [Santa Rosa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Rosa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.4381° N, 122.6691° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95405, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4297T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4297T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4297T-2012-11-21

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 LAX83FA455](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA455), Sep 21, 1983: Piper PA 28-140 (N4297T), Lake Genevieve, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19830921050759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830921050759A), Sep 21, 1983: Piper PA28140 (N4297T), Lake Genevieve, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck trees on rising terrain trying to negotiate a canyon pass. Blamed a downdraft.

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