# N6579W: 1965 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2012-08-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 10, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- 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: 28-20660
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 26, 1965
- Last registry action: June 9, 2011
- Mode S code: A8AA63
- Location: [Brooklyn, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Brooklyn)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6013° N, 73.9445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 11229, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6579W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6579W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6579W-2012-08-10

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

## 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.

- [Incident 19790615016399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790615016399I), Jun 15, 1979: Piper PA28140 (N6579W), Columbus, GA, Minor damage. Pilot landed hard on the nose gear. It collapsed.

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