# N8731N: Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1973-02-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 13, 1973
- Exported to: Canada
- 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: 28-25546
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: AC0403
- Owner when cancelled: [Galion Flight Training Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GALION%20FLIGHT%20TRAINING%20INC)
- Location: [Galion, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Galion)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8731N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8731N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8731N-1973-02-13

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 CHI71FGG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FGG15), Oct 4, 1970: Piper PA-28 (N8731N), Columbus, OH, substantial damage

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