# N4540X: Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 1991-03-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 28, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 287690032
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 9, 1987
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: A58366
- Owner when cancelled: [Fox Robert H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOX%20ROBERT%20H)
- Location: [Grand Junction, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Grand%20Junction)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2141° N, 108.5884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81505, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4540X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4540X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4540X-1991-03-28

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-28-181: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181.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 DEN90LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA080), Mar 26, 1990: Piper PA-28-181 (N4540X), Price, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE CONPENSATION FOR THE GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS, WHICH WERE A FACTOR.

## 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 19900326005809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900326005809A), Mar 26, 1990: Piper PA28181 (N4540X), Price, UT, Substantial damage. Hit by side gust on flare tried to go around but struck bushes on side of runway.

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