# N5960U: 1970 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2013-03-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 26, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- 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: 28-26863
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: June 24, 1976
- Last registry action: April 16, 1977
- Mode S code: A7B61C
- Owner when cancelled: [Harrell Buford](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARRELL%20BUFORD)
- Location: [La Marque, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/La%20Marque)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.3658° N, 94.9880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77568, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5960U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5960U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5960U-2013-03-26

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 FTW79FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA049), Feb 16, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N5960U), Comanche, TX, 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 19790216003029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790216003029A), Feb 16, 1979: Piper PA28140 (N5960U), Comanche, TX, Destroyed. VFR pilot flew into night IFR weather including heavy sleet. Aircraft crashed into a wooded area.

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