# N7401R: 1968 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2014-12-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 22, 2014
- 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: 28-25002
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 15, 1968
- Certificate issued: January 28, 1983
- Last registry action: January 28, 1983
- Mode S code: A9F515
- Owner when cancelled: [Bitsche Robert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BITSCHE%20ROBERT%20J)
- Location: [Lubbock, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Lubbock)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5457° N, 101.8899° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79413, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7401R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7401R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7401R-2014-12-22

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

## 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 FTW85FQG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FQG02), Aug 24, 1985: Piper PA-28-140 (N7401R), Big Spring, TX, destroyed

## 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 19850823040319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850823040319A), Aug 23, 1985: Piper PA28140 (N7401R), Big Spring, TX, Destroyed. Returned upon noticing smoke and flames in cockpit. Found exhaust stack displaced directing exhaust on firewall.

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