# N8255N: Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1999-10-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 28, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 28-25466
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 18, 1990
- Last registry action: September 14, 1999
- Mode S code: AB4682
- Owner when cancelled: [Cherry Capital Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHERRY%20CAPITAL%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Traverse City, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Traverse%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.7624° N, 85.6852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49684, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8255N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8255N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8255N-1999-10-28

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 CHI94LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA234), Jul 20, 1994: Piper PA-28-140 (N8255N), Traverse, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: poor preflight planning and preparation by the pilot for not calculating the weight and balance of his airplane before departure. Factors associated with the accident were the airplane's weight and…

## 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 19940719018889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940719018889A), Jul 19, 1994: Piper PA28140 (N8255N), Traverse City, MI, Destroyed. Inimal info. Indicates a stall on climbout. Not verified.
- [Incident 19880301013249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880301013249I), Mar 1, 1988: Piper PA28140 (N8255N), Traverse City, MI, Minor damage. On flareout, wind caught the aircraft. Caused pilot to make a hard landing. Failed to compensate for wind gusts.

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