Single-engine piston

N71128

1972 Piper Cherokee 140

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
28-7225450
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Eastern Stearman Inc Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Leesburg, VA
Registration record

N71128 on the FAA register

Type
1972 Piper Cherokee 140 (FAA: Piper PA-28-140)
Serial
28-7225450
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Eastern Stearman Inc Trustee
Leesburg, VA
Certificate issued
2021-04-09
Airworthiness date
1997-06-07
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A98283
Mode S (octal)
52301203
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

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-04-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N71128 to the current registrant.
  • 1997-06-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1995-01-03
    N71128 previously assigned to a Luscombe 8E (s/n 2555); cancelled.
  • 1972
    Manufactured (1972).
Overview

About N71128

N71128 is a 1972 Piper Cherokee 140 (FAA model PA-28-140), serial number 28-7225450. The FAA register lists Eastern Stearman Inc Trustee as the registrant in Leesburg, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 9, 2021 and expires on April 30, 2028.

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 June 7, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N71128. 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

1994-05-14 Accident · Deland, FL Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · MIA94LA140
Reported aircraft: Luscombe 8E — a different aircraft that carried the N71128 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: CORROSION AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT.

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.