# N6485R: 1966 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2007-12-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 1, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 28-21676
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 25, 1956
- Certificate issued: October 7, 2004
- Last registry action: October 16, 2007
- Mode S code: A8860A
- Owner when cancelled: [Hackle Randy W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HACKLE%20RANDY%20W)
- Location: [Cobbtown, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Cobbtown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3066° N, 82.1309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30420, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6485R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6485R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6485R-2007-12-01

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 (2)

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 ATL06LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA019), Nov 27, 2005: Piper PA-28-140 (N6485R), Blairsville, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument rated pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather and his failure to maintain clearance in mountainous terrain, resulting in an in-flight collision with trees and the…
- [NTSB CHI68D0184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0184), Jul 30, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N6485R), Greenwood, IN, substantial damage

## 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 20051127030259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051127030259A), Nov 27, 2005: Piper PA28140 (N6485R), Blairsville, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On November 28, 2005, at 0910, [privacy data omitted] of macon automated services contacted the atlanta FSDO and stated that at 0900 he received a report…

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