# N9626K: 1976 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2024-10-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 28, 2024
- 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: 28-7625186
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 9, 1976
- Certificate issued: August 26, 2008
- Last registry action: April 14, 2023
- Mode S code: AD66C8
- Owner when cancelled: [Finck Charles J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FINCK%20CHARLES%20J)
- Location: [Elk River, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Elk%20River)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.3322° N, 93.5665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55330, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9626K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9626K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9626K-2024-10-28

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 CEN24FA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA327), Aug 26, 2024: Piper PA-28-140 (N9626K), Wayne, NE, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot’s encounter with instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of control.

## 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 20240826011989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240826011989A), Aug 26, 2024: Piper PA-28-140 (N9626K), Wayne, NE, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The aircraft departed in visual meteorological conditions (VMC). The weather reporting station 7 miles south of the accident site reported instrument…

## Other aircraft with N9626K

- [Cancelled 1948-02-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9626K-1948-02-03): Stinson 108-2, S/N 108-2626. Owner: [Consolidated Vultee Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONSOLIDATED%20VULTEE%20CORP), [Wayne, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Wayne)

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