# N8020N: Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1974-10-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 1, 1974
- 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: 28-25263
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 29, 1973
- Mode S code: AAEBB0
- Owner when cancelled: [Heptinstall A O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEPTINSTALL%20A%20O)
- Location: [Alma, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Alma)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8020N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8020N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8020N-1974-10-01

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 MKC75AK004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK004), Jul 22, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N8020N), Dubuque, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19740722026759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740722026759A), Jul 22, 1974: Piper PA28140 (N8020N), Dubuque, IA, Destroyed. Witness observed acft descend out of clouds in a spiral prior to hitting tree & ground.

## Other aircraft with N8020N

- [Cancelled 2013-03-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8020N-2013-03-11): Lois Timothy W B-8M, S/N 1020TL, built 1979. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Wheeling, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Wheeling)

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