# N8801N: 1969 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2002-10-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 15, 2002
- 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: 28-25646
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 6, 1969
- Certificate issued: December 4, 1990
- Last registry action: December 14, 1999
- Mode S code: AC205D
- Owners when cancelled: [Wahleithner James C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WAHLEITHNER%20JAMES%20C), [Wahleithner James K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WAHLEITHNER%20JAMES%20K)
- Location: [Orangevale, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Orangevale)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6892° N, 121.2184° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95662, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8801N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8801N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8801N-2002-10-15

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-28-140: 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 LAX02FA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA234), Jul 23, 2002: Piper PA-28-140 (N8801N), Kneeland, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the trees while executing an instrument approach. Contributing factors were the clouds and obscuration weather conditions.

## 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 20020723018719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020723018719A), Jul 23, 2002: Piper PA28140 (N8801N), Arcata - Eureka, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) According to the seattle center partial transcript dated July 23, 2002, UTC, 2200UTC N8801N was cleared for an ILS approach for the second time at…

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