# N8257N: 1969 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2014-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 2014
- 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: 28-25468
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 30, 1969
- Certificate issued: February 9, 1984
- Last registry action: July 8, 2005
- Mode S code: AB46C8
- Owners when cancelled: [Weller Frederick P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLER%20FREDERICK%20P), [Weller Reatha P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLER%20REATHA%20P)
- Location: [Chenango Forks, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Chenango%20Forks)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2372° N, 75.8628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 13746, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8257N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8257N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8257N-2014-11-19

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 NYC84FGM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FGM07), Sep 16, 1984: Piper PA-28-140 (N8257N), South Fork, PA, substantial damage

## 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 19840916049209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840916049209A), Sep 16, 1984: Piper PA28140 (N8257N), South Fork, PA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel near destination. While trying to land, hit trees in a clearing. Used a fuelhawk gauge for fuel check
- [Accident 19780217007419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780217007419A), Feb 17, 1978: Piper PA28140 (N8257N), New Cumberland, PA. Pilot on ILS approach disregarded localizer & glide slope indication. Saw an airport, landed.

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