# N6217W: Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1974-10-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 29, 1974
- 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: 28-20253
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 19, 1973
- Mode S code: A81D56
- Owner when cancelled: [Vilhauer Larry A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VILHAUER%20LARRY%20A)
- Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6217W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6217W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6217W-1974-10-29

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 LAX75AL009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL009), Aug 28, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N6217W), Pt.Vicente, CA, 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 19740828030929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740828030929A), Aug 28, 1974: Piper PA28140 (N6217W), Pt.Vicente, CA, Destroyed. Pilot failed to have sufficient altitude to glide to land. No flotation gear aboard. Plt drowned.

## Other aircraft with N6217W

- [Cancelled 2019-05-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6217W-2019-05-06): DJI PHANTOM 2 VISION +, S/N BF121620028927. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Creation View Imaging](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CREATION%20VIEW%20IMAGING), [Alexandria, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Alexandria)
- [Cancelled 1996-07-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6217W-1996-07-16): Wade Glen E MONTANA COYOTE PR 1, S/N 1018. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Wade Glen E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WADE%20GLEN%20E), [North Pole, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/North%20Pole)

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