# N9480W: 1969 Piper PA-28-235, registration cancelled 1983-11-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 9, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-11214
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 15, 1969
- Last registry action: November 19, 1983
- Mode S code: AD2D4D
- Location: [Orangevale, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Orangevale)
- Owner type: Individual
- 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/N9480W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9480W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9480W-1983-11-09

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-28-235: 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 OAK75AP038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP038), Feb 16, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N9480W), S Lake Tahoe, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19750216006439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750216006439A), Feb 16, 1975: Piper PA28235 (N9480W), S Lake Tahoe, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Recovered 12/28/75.

## Other aircraft with N9480W

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9480W): Hammer William N CH-701, S/N 7-6341
- [Cancelled 2013-01-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9480W-2013-01-18): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S11258. Exported to Indonesia. Owner: [Weaver Aero International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEAVER%20AERO%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [Moundridge, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Moundridge)

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