# N4897T: Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1981-10-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 19, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7225234
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 30, 1976
- Mode S code: A60D67
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilco Aviation Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILCO%20AVIATION%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Colts Neck, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Colts%20Neck)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4897T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4897T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4897T-1981-10-19

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 (2)

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 NYC79FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA033), Apr 1, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N4897T), Allaire, NJ, substantial damage, 2 fatal
- [NTSB NYC73FHA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHA21), Apr 14, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N4897T), Langhorne, PA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19790401007489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790401007489A), Apr 1, 1979: Piper PA28140 (N4897T), Allaire, NJ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. VFR pilot lost control of airplane in night instrument weather conditions.
- [Accident 19730414008479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730414008479A), Apr 14, 1973: Piper PA28140 (N4897T), Langhorne, PA, Substantial damage. High apch,did not add pwr drg go-around. Settled into wires.

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