# N5785F: 1968 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2013-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 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: 28-25091
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 22, 1968
- Certificate issued: September 3, 1985
- Last registry action: February 4, 1998
- Mode S code: A76F2E
- Owner when cancelled: [Gardner Tommy L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARDNER%20TOMMY%20L)
- Location: [Bastrop, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Bastrop)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8645° N, 91.9085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71220, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5785F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5785F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5785F-2013-09-16

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 MIA73FLD63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLD63), Mar 18, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N5785F), Orlando, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19730318010729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730318010729A), Mar 18, 1973: Piper PA28R200 (N5785F), Orlando, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Hit gnd wire abv telephone wires aprx 1/2MI n of arpt. No eng malfunction found.

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