# N54402: 1973 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2015-09-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 22, 2015
- Exported to: Mexico
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 28-7425121
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 21, 1973
- Certificate issued: February 11, 2015
- Last registry action: February 11, 2015
- Mode S code: A6E93B
- Owners when cancelled: [Cardella James R DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARDELLA%20JAMES%20R%20DBA), [San Diego Aircraft Sales](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAN%20DIEGO%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES)
- Location: [El Cajon, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/El%20Cajon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7956° N, 116.9698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92020, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54402
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54402
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54402-2015-09-22

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 LAX76FUG67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUG67), Jul 9, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N54402), Big Bear City, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19760709020119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760709020119A), Jul 9, 1976: Piper PA28140 (N54402), Big Bear City, CA, Substantial damage. Upper scissors gr strut lugs failed on ldg at enroute stop. Made go arnd & ret to home base.

## Other aircraft with N54402

- [Cancelled 1951-11-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54402-1951-11-06): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T43-5535. Owner: [Vinson Jr Lunsford W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VINSON%20JR%20LUNSFORD%20W), [Port Arthur, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Port%20Arthur)

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