Single-engine piston

N4691R

1966 Piper Cherokee 140

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1966
Serial
28-21453
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Best Equipment Leasing LLC (LLC)
Based
Bakersfield, CA
Registration record

N4691R on the FAA register

Type
1966 Piper Cherokee 140 (FAA: Piper PA-28-140)
Serial
28-21453
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Best Equipment Leasing LLC
Bakersfield, CA
Certificate issued
2020-09-23
Airworthiness date
1966-03-01
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A5BD95
Mode S (octal)
51336625
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
465 nm
Cruise (type)
108 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-09-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N4691R.
  • 1966-03-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N4691R

N4691R is a 1966 Piper Cherokee 140 (FAA model PA-28-140), serial number 28-21453. The FAA register lists Best Equipment Leasing LLC as the registrant in Bakersfield, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 23, 2020 and expires on September 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 108 knots and a range of about 465 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated March 1, 1966.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4691R. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
108 kt
Range
465 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
800 ft
Landing over 50 ft
535 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

Published figures for the Piper Cherokee 140 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Piper Cherokee 140 specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2008-06-10 Accident · Brenham, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · DEN08LA102
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150G — a different aircraft that carried the N4691R registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The sudden windshift (crosswind gust), rendering directional control impossible. Contributing factors in this accident were the high speed during the aborted takeoff and trees.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.