# N6312W: 1964 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2015-05-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 4, 2015
- 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: 28-20371
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 25, 1964
- Certificate issued: February 22, 1990
- Last registry action: March 21, 2008
- Mode S code: A84426
- Owner when cancelled: [Gonzales W M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GONZALES%20W%20M)
- Location: [Decatur, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Decatur)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7245° N, 84.2042° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30035, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6312W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6312W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6312W-2015-05-04

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-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 ATL93FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93FA150), Sep 5, 1993: Piper PA-28-140 (N6312W), Stone Mountain, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER USE OF THE AIRCRAFT STABILATOR DURING THE TAKEOFF, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTANT STALL. A FACTOR WAS THE HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS…

## 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 19930905033229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930905033229A), Sep 5, 1993: Piper PA28140 (N6312W), Stone Mountain, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Overrotated on takeoff. Climb nose high. Just missed trees then rolled into trees. Pilot low flying time.

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