# N8439R: 1966 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1972-04-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 26, 1972
- 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: 28-22320
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 21, 1968
- Mode S code: AB8EA1
- Owner when cancelled: [Gray Raymond L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAY%20RAYMOND%20L)
- Location: [Plant City, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Plant%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8439R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8439R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8439R-1972-04-26

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 MIA72AM029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM029), Sep 22, 1971: Piper PA-28 (N8439R), Augusta, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N8439R

- [Cancelled 1988-10-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8439R-1988-10-25): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 288290011. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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