# N79HA: 1973 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2023-02-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 4, 2023
- 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: 28-7425135
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 28, 1973
- Certificate issued: October 28, 2019
- Last registry action: October 28, 2019
- Mode S code: AAB65C
- Owners when cancelled: [Taylor James T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAYLOR%20JAMES%20T), [Hirsch Richard B III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIRSCH%20RICHARD%20B%20III)
- Location: [Russellville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Russellville)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 36.8596° N, 86.8813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 42276, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79HA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79HA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79HA-2023-02-04

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 ERA20LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA121), Feb 28, 2020: Piper PA28 (N79HA), Mount Pleasant, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during initial climb due to carburetor icing that formed while idling on the ground for an extended amount of time. Contributing was the flight instructor's failure to…

## 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 20200228000399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200228000399A), Feb 28, 2020: Piper PA-28-140 (N79HA), Mt.Pleasant, TN, Substantial damage. On 2/28/2020 [privacy data omitted] (commercial pilot & flight instructor [privacy data omitted]) and [privacy data omitted] (student on this flight)…

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