# N4477X: Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1995-08-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 23, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 287625041
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 18, 1992
- Last registry action: May 18, 1995
- Mode S code: A56801
- Owners when cancelled: [Shawd Jeff Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHAWD%20JEFF%20JR), [Shawd Darla](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHAWD%20DARLA)
- Location: [Valley Springs, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Valley%20Springs)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 43.5728° N, 96.4995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 57068, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4477X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4477X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4477X-1995-08-23

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 (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 CHI93LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA326), Aug 17, 1993: Piper PA-28-140 (N4477X), Marshall, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO DEPART AFTER RECEIVING A WEATHER BRIEFING WHICH FORECASTED IMC EN ROUTE AND HIS LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION.
- [NTSB MKC88LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA004), Oct 12, 1987: Piper PA-28-140 (N4477X), Storm Lake, IA, substantial damage

## 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 19930817029689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930817029689A), Aug 17, 1993: Piper PA28140 (N4477X), Marshall, MN, Destroyed. Advised IFR. Departed anyway. Flew into cloud. Spiral dive. Unable arrest descent due low altitude. Crashed.
- [Accident 19871012059829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871012059829A), Oct 12, 1987: Piper PA28140 (N4477X), Storm Lake, IA, Substantial damage. Had temporary engine failure. Hit a fence on go around when engine caught. Crash landed minus a gear at home field.

## Other aircraft with N4477X

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4477X): Dobesh Craig S1-XTC, S/N CD-001

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