07/29/2026
Award-Winning Piper Cherokee 140 to be displayed on Airport Day!
This is a Piper Cherokee 140 (PA-28) built by the Piper Aircraft Company in 1973 in Vero Beach, Florida.
Cherokees are the fourth most produced aircraft in history. It was first type certificated by the FAA in 1960 and the series remains in production to this day. The Cherokee family have installed engines from 140 to 300 horsepower including turbocharging, retractable landing gear, constant-speed propellers and the ability to accommodate up to 6 people.
This model features a 140 (modified to 160 horsepower) engine, all metal construction, low mounted wings and tricycle landing gear. It seats 4 with flexible fueling to give a variety of useful load options. Set up and maintained for IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) it is regularly flown that way.
It is owned by Mark and Christine Maxwell of Mansfield Ohio.
Among the many changes over the years have been a new interior (seats, all trim, carpeting), exterior paint, and engine overhaul. The instrument panel has seen significant changes to match its mission of flying under instrument conditions and cross country travel.
Its current owners have flown N55973 throughout much of the eastern United States as well as being able to enjoy short flight seeing on any beautiful day.
At the Cherokee National Fly-In & Convention in June of 2006 at Osage Beach Missouri, it was selected as the Best Cherokee 140 produced between 1969-1977. The presentation was by Phil Boyer who at the time was the President of AOPA (Airplane Owners and Pilots Association), an organization of over 300,000 pilots.