# N6539J: Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 1996-01-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 20, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 284981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 28, 1992
- Last registry action: October 18, 1995
- Mode S code: A89B7B
- Owners when cancelled: [King Richard H DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KING%20RICHARD%20H%20DBA), [Pittsburgh Boquet Airpark](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PITTSBURGH%20BOQUET%20AIRPARK)
- Location: [Pittsburgh, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Pittsburgh)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4355° N, 79.8658° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 15221, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6539J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6539J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6539J-1996-01-20

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-28-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180.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 BFO95LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA043), Apr 6, 1995: Piper PA-28-180D (N6539J), Jeannette, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: the failure of the magneto pinion gear failure, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during initial climbout over usuitable terrain.

## 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 19950406047749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950406047749A), Apr 6, 1995: Piper PA28180 (N6539J), Jeannette, PA, Destroyed. Lost power on takeoff. Hit trees on landing. Right magneto pinion gear failed. Total magneto failure.

## Other aircraft with N6539J

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6539J): Ceresair BB C31, S/N 215785450029D

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