# N7157R: Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1970-06-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 9, 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: 28-21865
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A991FD
- Owner when cancelled: [Forkner W G & Dorothy Forkner](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FORKNER%20W%20G%20%26%20DOROTHY%20FORKNER)
- Location: [Tustin, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Tustin)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7157R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7157R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7157R-1970-06-09

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 LAX69F0295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0295), Feb 28, 1969: Piper PA-28 (N7157R), Twin Peaks, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N7157R

- [Cancelled 2015-05-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7157R-2015-05-04): Townsend Barton AVID FLYER, S/N 496, built 1991. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Mulcahy Roger D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MULCAHY%20ROGER%20D), [Charles City, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Charles%20City)

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