# N6985W: 1965 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2020-09-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 4, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 28-21183
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 3, 1965
- Certificate issued: May 2, 2014
- Last registry action: February 2, 2017
- Mode S code: A94B8A
- Owner when cancelled: [Orange Coast College](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ORANGE%20COAST%20COLLEGE)
- Location: [Costa Mesa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Costa%20Mesa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6796° N, 117.9085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92626, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6985W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6985W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6985W-2020-09-04

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 2015FA0000239](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2015FA0000239), May 28, 2015: GASKET. LEAKING. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ENGINE STOPPED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED ACFT AND FOUND THAT CARBURETOR FUEL BOWL GASKET WAS LEAKING FUEL.

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