# N712DB: Piper PA-28-235, registration cancelled 1997-03-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 18, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2810604
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 4, 1993
- Last registry action: December 13, 1994
- Mode S code: A983C8
- Owners when cancelled: [Vroman William R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VROMAN%20WILLIAM%20R), [Vroman Donna L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VROMAN%20DONNA%20L)
- Location: [Okeechobee, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Okeechobee)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 27.1488° N, 80.9141° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34974, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N712DB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=712DB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N712DB-1997-03-18

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-28-235: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235.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 MIA97FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97FA063), Jan 16, 1997: Piper PA-28-235 (N712DB), Okeechobee, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the noninstrument-rated pilot's decision to conduct a VFR flight into instrument meteorological flight conditions. The weather was a factor.

## 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 19970116000499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970116000499A), Jan 16, 1997: Piper PA28235 (N712DB), Okeechobee, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck trees while scud running in low ceiling and fog. Had pursued IFR rating but advised non trainable.

## Other aircraft with N712DB

- [Cancelled 2013-08-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N712DB-2013-08-27): Beech 65-A90, S/N LJ311, built 1967. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Patterson, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Patterson)

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