# N8885N: Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1973-05-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 24, 1973
- 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: 25-25751
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 15, 1971
- Mode S code: AC3EA1
- Owner when cancelled: [Evans Ellis E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EVANS%20ELLIS%20E)
- Location: [Columbus, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Columbus)
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8885N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8885N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8885N-1973-05-24

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 CHI73AC060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AC060), Dec 25, 1972: Piper PA-28 (N8885N), Paragon, IN, destroyed, 2 fatal

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