# N8742N: 1969 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2013-09-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 11, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 28-25557
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 12, 1969
- Certificate issued: November 29, 1994
- Last registry action: February 4, 1998
- Mode S code: AC07DD
- Owner when cancelled: [Yoon John Ro](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YOON%20JOHN%20RO)
- Location: [Yorba Linda, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Yorba%20Linda)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8890° N, 117.7721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yorba Linda, CA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8742N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8742N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8742N-2013-09-11

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 LAX95LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA254), Jul 15, 1995: Piper PA-28-140 (N8742N), Big Bear City, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION AND FAILURE TO OBTAIN OR MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING TAKEOFF. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19950715018749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950715018749A), Jul 15, 1995: Piper PA28140 (N8742N), Big Bear, CA, Destroyed. Lost partial power on climbout. Tried land open area. Hit brush short. No defects. Misjudged density altitude power
- [Incident 19950312006249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950312006249I), Mar 12, 1995: Piper PA28140 (N8742N), Hanford, CA. Narrative: on 03-12-95 mohohamed helal was pilot in command of a PA-28-140, N8742N, which was on an IFR cross country from corona, CA. To hayward, CA. With a…

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