# N5872U: Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1975-05-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 8, 1975
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-26704
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 14, 1973
- Mode S code: A7929A
- Owner when cancelled: [Crow Richard D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROW%20RICHARD%20D)
- Location: [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5872U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5872U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5872U-1975-05-08

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 FTW74DRG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG40), Nov 29, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N5872U), Mexico City, Mexico, 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 19731129038239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731129038239A), Nov 29, 1973: Piper PA28140 (N5872U), Mexico City, Destroyed. Invest under jurisdiction of govt of Mexico.

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