# N4487X: 1975 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2012-11-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 29, 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: 28-7625043
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 8, 1975
- Certificate issued: April 14, 1994
- Last registry action: May 5, 1997
- Mode S code: A56BB8
- Owner when cancelled: [Zeigler Maurice](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZEIGLER%20MAURICE)
- Location: [Palmdale, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Palmdale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.4103° N, 118.0600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93550, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4487X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4487X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4487X-2012-11-29

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 LAX94LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA290), Jul 18, 1994: Piper PA-28-140 (N4487X), Banning, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to obtain and maintain an appropriate climb airspeed after lift-off which resulted in an inadvertent stall mush condition. Factors in the accident were the high-density altitude…

## 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 19940718018709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940718018709A), Jul 18, 1994: Piper PA28140 (N4487X), Banning, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Over gross on takeoff. High density altitude. Unable climb above 200 ft struck power pole off end runway.

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