N3959X1975 Piper PA-28-140
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19825 ADs may apply4 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Manitowoc, WI
- Certificate issued
- Feb 25, 1998
- Expires
- Oct 31, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal, Utility
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 13, 1975
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Piper
- Model
- PA-28-140
- Year
- 1975
- Serial number
- 28-7625001
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 4
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A49905
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming 0-320 Series
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 180 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1998 – nowIndividual ownerManitowoc, WI · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (5)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-03 | Placard and Markings | Apr 20, 2018 | Airframe (PA-28-140)Serial numbers per Table 1 to paragraph (c) of this AD |
| 2013-02-13 | Stabilizer Control System | Mar 11, 2013 | Airframe (PA-28-140) |
| 2010-15-10 | Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-28, PA-32, PA-34, and PA-44 Series Airplanes | Aug 31, 2010 | Airframe (PA-28-140)Certain serial numbers: PA-28-140 28-20001–28-26946; PA-28-140 28-7125001–28-7725290; PA-28-150 28-03; PA-28-150 28-1–28-4377; PA-28-150 28-1760A; PA-28-160 28-03; … |
| 99-05-09 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-23, PA- 24, PA-28, PA-32, and PA-34 Series Airplanes | Mar 19, 1999 | Airframe (PA-28-140)Certain serial numbers: PA-23-235 27-505–27-622; PA-23-250 27-01–27-2504; PA-24-180 24-103–24-3687; PA-24-250 24-103–24-3687; PA-24-260 24-3642; PA-24-260 24-4000–24-5028; …. Only with: Equipped with Purolator air filter P/N 638873, Model CA161PL, or Piper P/N 460-632 (PS60007-2). |
| 95-26-13 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) PA28 and PA32 Series… | Feb 5, 1996 | Airframe (PA-28-140)Only with: Equipped with oil cooler hose assemblies that do not meet TSO-C53a, Type D requirements. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (4)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Wings · fitting · rustedApr 9, 1995
DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, THE AFT WING SPAR STEEL ATTACHMENT FITTINGS INSIDE THE FUSELAGE WERE FOUND SEVERELY RUSTED, WAS ABLE TO BREAK OFF FLAKES OF RUST WITH A FINGERNAIL. THIS AREA SEEMS PRONE TO TRAP WATER. THE INSULATION HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REMOVED FROM THIS AREA. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS A SMALL…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · fitting · rustedApr 9, 1995
DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, THE AFT WING SPAR STEEL ATTACHMENT FITTINGS INSIDE THE FUSELAGE WERE FOUND SEVERELY RUSTED WAS ABLE TO BREAK OFF FLAKES OF RUST WITH A FINGERNAIL. THIS AREA SEEMS PRONE TO TRAP WATER. THE INSULATION HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REMOVED FROM THIS AREA. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS A SMALL…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · rib · not rivetedApr 9, 1995
DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT WING, TIP RIB WAS NOT RIVETED TO MAIN SPAR. THIS APPEARS TO HAVE NEVER BEEN RIVETED. THIS HAS APPARENTLY BEEN OVERLOOKED SINCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS BUILT IN 1975. THE DEFECT IS PLAINLY VISIBLE WITH THE WING TIP REMOVED, IT IS NOT HIDDEN BEHIND ANY LIP OR FLANGE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Wings · rib · not rivetedApr 9, 1995
DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT WING, TIP RIB WAS NOT RIVETED TO MAIN SPAR. THIS APPEARS TO HAVE NEVER BEEN RIVETED. THIS HAS APPARENTLY BEEN OVERLOOKED SINCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS BUILT IN 1975. THE DEFECT IS PLAINLY VISIBLE WITH THE WING TIP REMOVED, IT IS NOT HIDDEN BEHIND ANY LIP OR FLANGE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026