# N8139C: Piper PA-28R-200, registration cancelled 1997-11-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 17, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28R7635131
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 22, 1988
- Last registry action: April 19, 1995
- Mode S code: AB1817
- Owner when cancelled: [Taildragger Flyers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAILDRAGGER%20FLYERS%20INC)
- Location: [St Joseph, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/St%20Joseph)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0543° N, 86.4631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49085, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8139C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8139C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8139C-1997-11-17

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-28R-200: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200.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 NYC97LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA130), Jun 28, 1997: Piper PA-28R-200 (N8139C), Frankfort, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed on final approach, and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing. A factor in the accident was the night light condition.

## 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 19970628016289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970628016289A), Jun 28, 1997: Piper PA28R200 (N8139C), Frankfort, NY, Destroyed. Aircraft ovrshot runway and went into gulch.

## Other aircraft with N8139C

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8139C): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 0661, built 2003
- [Cancelled 1958-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8139C-1958-07-02): Piper PA-22-135, S/N 22-2284. Owner: [Beechcraft Employees Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEECHCRAFT%20EMPLOYEES%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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