N4543R is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-140 built in 1965. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 18, 2018. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled".
Piper PA-28-140 cancelled August 18, 2018
- Serial number
- 28-21248
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1965
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- September 27, 2017
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Frederick, MD - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N4543R
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA 28 · serial 28-21248
The pilot’s decision to continue to attempt to take off despite the airplane’s inability to attain a positive climb rate, which resulted in little runway remaining, and his subsequent decision to turn off the runway, which resulted in a collision with a barn.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site