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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N4612F

N4612F is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-140. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 9, 1996. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Piper PA-28-140 cancelled September 9, 1996

Serial number
287725025
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
March 27, 1989
Last FAA action
January 18, 1995
Last owner
Aretz Flying Service INC (Corporation)
Lafayette, IN
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N4612F

CHI96FA090Accident on February 15, 1996 at Brookston, IN: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-140 · serial 28-7725025

the pilot's disregard for the forecast adverse weather conditions, his inadvertent flight into adverse weather conditions, and his disorientation. Factors relating to this accident were the pilot's lack of experience in instrument conditions, the snow and fog.

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