# N8496R: 1966 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2009-07-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 14, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 28-22408
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 8, 1966
- Certificate issued: August 25, 1997
- Last registry action: August 15, 2006
- Mode S code: ABA482
- Owner when cancelled: [Kirtley John W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIRTLEY%20JOHN%20W)
- Location: [Columbia, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Columbia)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.6292° N, 87.0215° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38401, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8496R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8496R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8496R-2009-07-14

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 ATL03LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA130), Aug 20, 2003: Piper PA-28-140 (N8496R), Winchester, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A maintenance personnel failure to follow propeller inspection procedures that resulted in a fatigue failure of a propeller blade and the subsequent forced landing.

## 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 20030819021139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030819021139A), Aug 19, 2003: Piper PA28140 (N8496R), Winchester, TN, Substantial damage. (-23) A/c enroute from collegedale, TN (3M3) to columbia, TN (mrc) and at cruise altitude of 4500 ft., part of the propeller blade left the a/c. the massive…

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