# N6431W: Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1991-04-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 18, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 2820501
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 25, 1987
- Last registry action: January 4, 1991
- Mode S code: A872F0
- Owner when cancelled: [Beyer William J II](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEYER%20WILLIAM%20J%20II)
- Location: [Chandler, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Chandler)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3235° N, 111.8762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85224, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6431W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6431W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6431W-1991-04-18

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 LAX90LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA172), May 12, 1990: Piper PA-28-140 (N6431W), Mesa, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SAFE AIRSPEED AND INADVERTENT STALL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S MISJUDGING FUEL SUPPLY.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19900512015659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900512015659A), May 12, 1990: Piper PA28140 (N6431W), Mesa, AZ, Destroyed. Low on fuel engine quit in right turn to runway but too high engine caught made right turn quit. Aircraft stalled.
- [Incident 19791123046969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791123046969I), Nov 23, 1979: Piper PA28140 (N6431W), Big Bear City, CA, Minor damage. During landing in gusty wind conditions pilot collapsed nose wheel. Damaged prop, dowl, engine mount.

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