# N56871: 1973 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2013-04-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 23, 2013
- 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: 28-7425055
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 25, 1973
- Certificate issued: April 4, 1983
- Last registry action: May 24, 1986
- Mode S code: A74809
- Owner when cancelled: [Kurtz Richard A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KURTZ%20RICHARD%20A)
- Location: [Downers Grove, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Downers%20Grove)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7613° N, 88.0134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60516, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56871
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56871
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56871-2013-04-23

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 CHI84LA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA335), Aug 6, 1984: Piper PA-28-140 (N56871), Lebanon, OH, destroyed

## 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 19840806037689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840806037689A), Aug 6, 1984: Piper PA28140 (N56871), Lebanon, OH, Destroyed. Tried to takeoff on last 1100 feet of runway at gross on a hot day. Hit wires 1000 feet off runway. Needed 3600 ft.

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