# N57740: 1976 Piper PA-36-285, 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-36-285](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (registry code 7103610)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-720 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (registry code 41546)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 36-7660055
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: July 11, 2001
- Certificate issued: September 17, 2001
- Last registry action: September 18, 2007
- Mode S code: A76B67
- Owners when cancelled: [Copenhaver Tracy K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COPENHAVER%20TRACY%20K), [Copenhaver Connie K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COPENHAVER%20CONNIE%20K)
- Location: [Anthony, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Anthony)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.1047° N, 98.0568° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67003, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57740
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=57740
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57740-2013-04-23

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-36-285: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285.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 CEN09LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA023), Oct 18, 2008: Piper PA-36-285 (N57740), Silverton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a transmission wire.

## 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 20081018848629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081018848629A), Oct 18, 2008: Piper PA36285 (N57740), Silverton, TX, Destroyed. (-23) On October 18, 2008 at approximately 1250 CDT, commercial pilot [privacy data omitted] departed a private dirt strip located one mile east and one half…

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