# N6978D: 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: September 3, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6978D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6978D

## Aircraft that carried N6978D

- [Cancelled 2014-09-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6978D-2014-09-03): Piper PA-18A 150, S/N 18-5506, built 1957. Revoked, canceled. Owner: [Plains Aero Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLAINS%20AERO%20SERVICE), [Dalhart, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dalhart)

## NTSB investigations on N6978D (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW68F0252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0252), Jun 16, 1967: Piper PA-18 (N6978D), Etter, TX, substantial damage

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