# N6739W: Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1974-08-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 20, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 28-20860
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 5, 1974
- Mode S code: A8EA85
- Owner when cancelled: [Hawthorne Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAWTHORNE%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Hawthorne, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hawthorne)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6739W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6739W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6739W-1974-08-20

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 LAX74FUA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUA25), Jun 19, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N6739W), Palo Verdes, CA, destroyed

## 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 19740619018809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740619018809A), Jun 19, 1974: Piper PA28140 (N6739W), Palo Verdes, CA, Destroyed. Practising stalls. Acft sank abt 100 yds off shore.

## Other aircraft with N6739W

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6739W): Beech F33A, S/N CE-899, built 1980

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