# N8938C: 1976 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2010-03-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 25, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 28-7625136
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 11, 1976
- Certificate issued: April 19, 2007
- Last registry action: April 19, 2007
- Mode S code: AC53EC
- Owner when cancelled: [Rollins Robert N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROLLINS%20ROBERT%20N)
- Location: [Concord, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Concord)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9505° N, 122.0221° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94518, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8938C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8938C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8938C-2010-03-25

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2004FA0000803](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004FA0000803), Sep 28, 2004: BULKHEAD. CHAFED. UPON ANNUAL INSPECTION, FOUND AFT SPINNER BULKHEAD (PN TCB36323011) TO BE CHAFFING AGAINST PROPELLER BLADES. ONCE REMOVED, IT WAS ALSO EVIDENT THAT CORROSION HA

## 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 LAX07FA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07FA241), Aug 5, 2007: Piper PA-28-140 (N8938C), S. Lake Tahoe, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/decision, and his failure to maintain clearance from trees during takeoff-initial climb. Contributing to the accident were turbulence, downdrafts, and rising…

## 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 20070805016819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070805016819A), Aug 5, 2007: Piper PA28140 (N8938C), South Lake Tah, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft N8938C, piloted by [privacy data omitted] departed tvl on 08/05/2007 at approximately 0930 local. Witnesses observed the aircraft trying to…

## Other aircraft with N8938C

- [Cancelled 1965-05-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8938C-1965-05-26): Piper PA-22-135, S/N 22-1538. Owner: [Mink Mark O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MINK%20MARK%20O), [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis)

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