# N56118: Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1991-07-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 8, 1991
- 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: 287325576
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 3, 1990
- Last registry action: April 4, 1990
- Mode S code: A72D3D
- Owner when cancelled: [Stone James R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STONE%20JAMES%20R)
- Location: [Clearwater, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Clearwater)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56118
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56118
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56118-1991-07-08

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (3)

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 MIA91LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA152), May 25, 1991: Piper PA-28-140 (N56118), Flamingo, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FAILURE OF THE NO. 3 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN DURING THE FORCED LANDING.
- [NTSB NYC79DHD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DHD14), May 8, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N56118), Bridgeport, NJ, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC74FHD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHD27), Jan 22, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N56118), West Chester, PA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19910525017469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910525017469A), May 25, 1991: Piper PA28140 (N56118), Flamingo, FL, Substantial damage. Engine lost power. Left wing severed by a tree on forced landing roll. NR3 exhaust valve had failed.
- [Accident 19790508019639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790508019639A), May 8, 1979: Piper PA28140 (N56118), Bridgeport, NJ, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control of aircraft on landing roll. Veered off side of runway into a tree.
- [Accident 19740122001879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740122001879A), Jan 22, 1974: Piper PA28140 (N56118), West Chester, PA, Substantial damage. Turf rwy soft and muddy due spring thawing. Became airborne abt mid-field then settled back to rwy.

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