# N4978Z: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: October 30, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4978Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4978Z

## Aircraft that carried N4978Z

- [Cancelled 2021-10-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4978Z-2021-10-30): Piper PA-22-108, S/N 22-8584, built 1961. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Davis James Randall](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIS%20JAMES%20RANDALL), [Ennis, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Ennis)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4978Z (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 19810609044789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810609044789I), Jun 9, 1981: Piper PA22108 (N4978Z), Odessa, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft struck phone wire on approach to ranch strip. Dented spinner and broke wire.

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