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N432FL1971 Piper PA-28-140

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled May 30, 2018.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Dec 2015)5 ADs may apply3 service difficulty reports

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Minneapolis, MN
owner city / state
Owners
1
on record
NTSB events
1
substantial, 2015
ADs may apply
5
confirm with A&P
Service reports
3
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Minneapolis, MN
Canceled
May 30, 2018
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal, Utility
Airworthiness date
Feb 25, 1971

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 data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Piper
Model
PA-28-140
Year
1971
Serial number
28-7125219
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
A52B14

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
  1. until 2018Individual ownerMinneapolis, MN

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Dec 11, 2015 · California, MD

The student pilot's descent below the prescribed final approach path at night, and flight instructor's failure to correct the student pilot's descent, which resulted in a collision with trees and impact with the ground.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
GAA16CA077

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for GAA16CA077)

Accident history for this model

ADs 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.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2018-07-03Placard and MarkingsApr 20, 2018Airframe (PA-28-140)Serial numbers per Table 1 to paragraph (c) of this AD
2013-02-13Stabilizer Control SystemMar 11, 2013Airframe (PA-28-140)
2010-15-10Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-28, PA-32, PA-34, and PA-44 Series AirplanesAug 31, 2010Airframe (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; …
99-05-09The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-23, PA- 24, PA-28, PA-32, and PA-34 Series AirplanesMar 19, 1999Airframe (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).
95-26-13The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) PA28 and PA32 Series…Feb 5, 1996Airframe (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 (3)

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.

  • Equipment and furnishings · d-ring · corrodedOct 21, 2010

    DISCOVERED VERY HEAVY EXFOLIATION CORROSION ON ALUMINUM SEAT BELT ATTACH "D" RING AT FUSELAGE ATTACH POINT. CORROSION WAS HIDDEN UNDERNEATH BELT WEBBING. AREA IS PRONE TO DAMPNESS AND IS HIDDEN FROM VIEW. CAN ONLY BE SEEN BY PUSHING SEWN AREA OF BELT BACK WHERE IT ATTACHES TO RING. BELT DEPARTED…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Landing gear · torque link · crackedOct 4, 2003

    DURING INSP OF MLG IAW SB 1131, DISCOVERED CRACK IN MLG TORQUE LINK. FURTHER NDI REVEALED ALL (4) TORQUE LINKS CRACKED (PN 633062) EXACTLY AS INDICATED IN FIG 1 OF SC600. THE TORQUE LINKS WERE NOT BEING INSPECTED IAW AD BECAUSE THE AD CITES PN 6569100 OR 65691002 AS THE ONLY ONES TO BE INSPECTED.…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuel · cover · bowed fitMay 29, 1996

    DURING 100-HOUR INSPECTION, NOTICED FUEL STAINS ON GASCOLATOR BOWL. REPLACED GASKET BETWEEN BOWL AND COVER, BUT COULD NOT SEAL. FURTHER INSPECTION WITH A STRAIGHT EDGE REVEALED COVER WAS BOWED, NOT FLAT AT MATING SURFACE. SUSPECT CAUSE: MANY YEARS OF OVERTIGHTENING THE BALE WIRE. FOUND SAME…

    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

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