# N5673U: 1969 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2019-11-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 4, 2019
- 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 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: 28-26470
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 1, 1969
- Certificate issued: February 16, 2005
- Last registry action: April 5, 2016
- Mode S code: A743BF
- Owner when cancelled: [Lets Fly Aero Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LETS%20FLY%20AERO%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Marietta, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Marietta)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4298° N, 81.4321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45750, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5673U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5673U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5673U-2019-11-04

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 GAA16CA490](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA490), Sep 15, 2016: Piper PA 28 (N5673U), Parkersburg, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s delayed remedial action during the approach for landing, which resulted in impact with terrain short of the runway threshold. Contributing to the accident was the student…
- [NTSB MKC72DCG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCG41), Mar 9, 1972: Piper PA-28 (N5673U), Milan, MO, 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 20160914017739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160914017739A), Sep 14, 2016: Piper PA-28-140 (N5673U), Parkersburg, WV, Substantial damage. Student pilot at controls, 3rd night time VFR approach, reduced power prematurely, struck approach lighting tower 400' short of runway.

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