# N648FL: 1971 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2013-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 2013
- 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: 28-7125557
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 1, 1971
- Certificate issued: August 7, 1996
- Last registry action: September 3, 2002
- Mode S code: A8837B
- Owner when cancelled: [Johnson William R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20WILLIAM%20R)
- Location: [Bad Axe, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Bad%20Axe)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.8027° N, 82.9968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48413, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N648FL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=648FL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N648FL-2013-04-30

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 CHI99LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA001), Oct 5, 1998: Piper PA-28-140 (N648FL), Bad Axe, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from the wires.

## 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 19981005028269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981005028269A), Oct 5, 1998: Piper PA28140 (N648FL), Bad Axe, MI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Acft struck an electrical pole, crashed, burned, and was destroyed. (.19) on October 5, 1998, at 0933 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140, N648FL, was…

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