# N6887W: Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2001-08-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 9, 2001
- 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: 28-21043
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: August 9, 2001
- Mode S code: A92451
- Owner when cancelled: [Wentworth Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WENTWORTH%20AIRCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9350° N, 93.2530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55407, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6887W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6887W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6887W-2001-08-09

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 20000721SH035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000721SH035), Jun 30, 2000: PISTON. FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 6,500 FEET MSL, ABOUT 30 MINUTES INTO A FLIGHT. (VFR) RPM STARTED TO DROP. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR UNUSUAL SOUND. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DUR

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 SEA00LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA119), Jun 30, 2000: Piper PA-28-140 (N6887W), Kennewick, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure in the engine's number 1 piston, resulting in a total loss of engine power. Factors included the aircraft windshield being covered with oil (restricting forward visibility), a road sign,…
- [NTSB LAX66F0244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0244), Feb 9, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N6887W), Santa Barbra, CA, substantial damage

## 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 20000630012729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000630012729A), Jun 30, 2000: Piper PA28140 (N6887W), Pasco, WA, No damage. (-23) I had departed from the walla walla airport at about 11:18 am. I was travelling to hood river. On take off I experienced a little engine roughness but it…

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.