# N7470R: 1966 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2025-03-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 1, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802)
- Engine: [Lycoming O-320-E2A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2a) (registry code 42120)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-22135
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 16, 2009
- Last registry action: May 31, 2024
- Mode S code: AA0EF3
- Location: [Gainesville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Gainesville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.6821° N, 82.4441° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32606, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7470R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7470R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7470R-2025-03-01

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 ERA23LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA117), Jan 24, 2023: Piper PA-28-140 (N7470R), Buford, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Water contamination in the fuel system that was not observed during the preflight inspection, resulting in a total loss of engine power and forced landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20230124014249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230124014249A), Jan 24, 2023: Piper PA-28-140 (N7470R), Buford, GA, Substantial damage. During a local visual flight rules (VFR) instruction flight aircraft PA-28-140, [privacy data omitted] called the local controller at klzu for guidance for…
- [Incident 20220521021429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220521021429I), May 21, 2022: Piper PA-28-140 (N7470R), Winder, GA, Minor damage. Student pilot landed slightly to the right or the center line on runway 31. The aircraft continued to the right pilot applied the hand brake reported to…

## Other aircraft with N7470R

- [Cancelled 2003-11-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7470R-2003-11-17): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-22018, built 1966. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Miller Scott G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20SCOTT%20G), [Ypsilanti, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ypsilanti)

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