# N4540H: 1948 Piper PA-15, registration cancelled 2007-02-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 13, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-15) (registry code 7101502)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-145B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (registry code 41502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-800](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-800), [TCDS TC 210](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15-315
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 16, 1955
- Certificate issued: August 18, 2005
- Last registry action: August 18, 2005
- Mode S code: A58358
- Owner when cancelled: [Austin W Kenneth](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AUSTIN%20W%20KENNETH)
- Location: [Jasper, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Jasper)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.4628° N, 84.4252° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30143, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4540H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4540H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4540H-2007-02-13

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-15: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-15.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 ATL07LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA024), Dec 4, 2006: Piper PA-15 (N4540H), Conyers, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine oil for undetermined reasons resulting in oil starvation, failure of the No. 1 connecting rod resulting in the total loss of engine power.

## 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 20061204025999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061204025999A), Dec 4, 2006: Piper PA15 (N4540H), Conyers, GA, Destroyed. (-23) Inspector statement: I was contacted by the FAA communication center on December 4, 2006, and was assigned to an accident that had occurred in Conyers,…

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