# N8540W: 1963 Piper PA-28-235, registration cancelled 2017-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-10041
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 16, 1963
- Certificate issued: June 22, 2004
- Last registry action: October 21, 2008
- Mode S code: ABB8A1
- Owners when cancelled: [De Filippo Michael P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DE%20FILIPPO%20MICHAEL%20P), [De Filippo Debra A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DE%20FILIPPO%20DEBRA%20A)
- Location: [Rancho Cucamonga, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Rancho%20Cucamonga)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1010° N, 117.5788° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91730, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8540W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8540W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8540W-2017-05-15

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-28-235: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235.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 LAX05FA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA262), Aug 8, 2005: Piper PA-28-235 (N8540W), Big Bear City, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and adequate airspeed while executing an evasive maneuver during an aborted landing, which resulted in a cross-controlled accelerated stall and impact…

## 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 20050808017869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050808017869A), Aug 8, 2005: Piper PA28235 (N8540W), Big Bear, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Aircraft was on approach for landing at Big Bear, CA. Made abrupt right turn until upside down crashing in a drainage ditch south of the runway.

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