# N5618U: 1969 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2007-12-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 14, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 28-26413
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 11, 1969
- Certificate issued: November 18, 2004
- Last registry action: November 20, 2007
- Mode S code: A72E24
- Owners when cancelled: [Menje Alan E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MENJE%20ALAN%20E), [Menje Susan M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MENJE%20SUSAN%20M)
- Location: [Bandon, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Bandon)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 43.0590° N, 124.3468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97411, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5618U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5618U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5618U-2007-12-14

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 SEA07FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA031), Dec 12, 2006: Piper PA-28-140 (N5618U), Bandon, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of aircraft control in the traffic pattern for undetermined reasons.

## 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 20061212028629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061212028629A), Dec 12, 2006: Piper PA28140 (N5618U), Brandon, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The aircraft (N5618U) flown by the pilot [privacy data omitted] took off from the bandon State airport at approximately 1220L and crashed at 1248L. The…

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