# N4608R: 1966 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2012-12-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 11, 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: 28-21357
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 11, 1966
- Certificate issued: August 31, 1981
- Last registry action: December 27, 1986
- Mode S code: A59D1B
- Owner when cancelled: [Brezina John C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BREZINA%20JOHN%20C)
- Location: [Brookfield, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Brookfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8251° N, 87.8475° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60513, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4608R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4608R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4608R-2012-12-11

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 CHI89FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA005), Oct 8, 1988: Piper PA-28 (N4608R), Schaumburg, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL STARVATION AND THE PILOT'S MISJUDGED EMERGENCY LANDING, DURING WHICH THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND A SWIMMING POOL, BEFORE COMING TO REST ON THE GROUND AND A CHAIN…

## 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 19881008045829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881008045829A), Oct 8, 1988: Piper PA28140 (N4608R), Schaumburg, IL, Destroyed. Shortly after takeoff en route, crashed into trees in a yard. Rod knocked hole in case, lost oil.

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