# N5705U: 1969 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2013-08-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 15, 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: 28-26502
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 13, 1969
- Certificate issued: November 20, 1996
- Last registry action: December 23, 1999
- Mode S code: A75183
- Owners when cancelled: [Foster Gregg D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOSTER%20GREGG%20D), [Foster Monique](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOSTER%20MONIQUE)
- Location: [Grand Terrace, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Grand%20Terrace)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0320° N, 117.3150° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92313, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5705U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5705U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5705U-2013-08-15

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

## 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 LAX97LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA002), Oct 3, 1996: Piper PA-28-140 (N5705U), Plymouth, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the #3 exhaust valve, which resulted in loss of engine power, a forced landing, and subsequent collision with a fence post.

## 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 19961003030859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961003030859A), Oct 3, 1996: Piper PA28140 (N5705U), Plymouth, CA, Substantial damage. Aircrft engine failed and pilot made emergency landing, wing struck a fence post on landing.

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