# N8740W: Piper PA-28-235, registration cancelled 1964-10-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 8, 1964
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-10280
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 17, 1964
- Mode S code: AC079F
- Owner when cancelled: [Horn Alva](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HORN%20ALVA)
- Location: [Paynesville, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Paynesville)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8740W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8740W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8740W-1964-10-08

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 UNK64X3450](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3450), Aug 18, 1964: Piper PA-28 (N8740W), Danville, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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