# N56073: 1973 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2017-03-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 7, 2017
- 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 O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7325566
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 25, 1973
- Certificate issued: April 18, 2003
- Last registry action: July 31, 2009
- Mode S code: A72A53
- Owners when cancelled: [Stroud Stephen D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STROUD%20STEPHEN%20D), [Anderson Joseph B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANDERSON%20JOSEPH%20B)
- Location: [Galveston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Galveston)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 29.2350° N, 94.9245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77554, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56073
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56073-2017-03-07

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

## 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.

- [Incident 19780510033049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780510033049I), May 10, 1978: Piper PA28140 (N56073), Torrance, CA, Minor damage. An pilot lost directional control on landing, ran off runway.

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