# N432FL: 1971 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2018-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 28-7125219
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 25, 1971
- Last registry action: December 5, 2016
- Mode S code: A52B14
- Location: [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0637° N, 93.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55429, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N432FL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=432FL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N432FL-2018-05-30

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

## Service difficulty reports (3)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2010FA0001128](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0001128), Oct 21, 2010: D-RING. CORRODED. DISCOVERED VERY HEAVY EXFOLIATION CORROSION ON ALUMINUM SEAT BELT ATTACH "D" RING AT FUSELAGE ATTACH POINT. CORROSION WAS HIDDEN UNDERNEATH BELT WEBBING. AREA I
- [SDR 2003FA0001106](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003FA0001106), Oct 4, 2003: TORQUE LINK. CRACKED. DURING INSP OF MLG IAW SB 1131, DISCOVERED CRACK IN MLG TORQUE LINK. FURTHER NDI REVEALED ALL (4) TORQUE LINKS CRACKED (PN 633062) EXACTLY AS INDICATED IN FIG 1
- [SDR 96ZZZX3208](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX3208), May 29, 1996: COVER. BOWED FIT. DURING 100-HOUR INSPECTION, NOTICED FUEL STAINS ON GASCOLATOR BOWL. REPLACED GASKET BETWEEN BOWL AND COVER, BUT COULD NOT SEAL. FURTHER INSPECTION WITH A STRAIG

## 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 GAA16CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA077), Dec 11, 2015: Piper PA 28 (N432FL), California, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's descent below the prescribed final approach path at night, and flight instructor's failure to correct the student pilot's descent, which resulted in a collision with trees and…

## 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 20151210019029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151210019029A), Dec 10, 2015: Piper PA-28-140 (N432FL), Leonardtown, MD, Destroyed. CFI accompanying (non-certiicated) student pilot on initial night flight; student was sole manipulator of the controls throughout lesson; Excessively low…

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