# N6788W: 1966 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1970-07-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 20, 1970
- 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: 2820918
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 13, 1965
- Mode S code: A8FCF5
- Owner when cancelled: [Carpenter Wayne Kdba Waukegan Air Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARPENTER%20WAYNE%20KDBA%20WAUKEGAN%20AIR%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Waukegan, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Waukegan)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6788W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6788W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6788W-1970-07-20

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 CHI70F0111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0111), Jun 17, 1969: Piper PA-28 (N6788W), Grayslake, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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