# N47759: Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 1990-12-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 12, 1990
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 287890133
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 14, 1985
- Last registry action: August 26, 1988
- Mode S code: A5DE44
- Owner when cancelled: [Katra James A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KATRA%20JAMES%20A)
- Location: [Columbia, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Columbia)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1735° N, 76.8355° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 21046, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47759
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=47759
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47759-1990-12-12

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-28-181: 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 BFO90FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA008), Nov 5, 1989: Piper PA-28-181 (N47759), Laurel, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOST OF ENGINE POWER CAUSED BY MATERIAL FAILURE OF THE NUMBER THREE CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE. THE FAILURE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE.

## 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 19891105044309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891105044309A), Nov 5, 1989: Piper PA28181 (N47759), Laurel, MD, Substantial damage. Power loss after departure. Tried return. Too high first try. Engine quit. Hit wires. Had swallowed a NR3 cyl valve

## Other aircraft with N47759

- [Cancelled 1949-01-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47759-1949-01-14): Taylorcraft ST-100, S/N 6042, built 1942. Owner: [Bassham Carl A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BASSHAM%20CARL%20A), [Tulsa, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Tulsa)

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