# N6978W: 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: December 3, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6978W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6978W

## Aircraft that carried N6978W

- [Cancelled 2022-12-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6978W-2022-12-03): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-21176, built 1965. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Lagrand Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAGRAND%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Brooksville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Brooksville)

## NTSB investigations on N6978W (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 ERA21LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA081), Dec 18, 2020: Piper PA28 (N6978W), Tampa, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the student pilot inadvertently moving the fuel selector to the OFF position.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6978W (2)

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.

- [Accident 20201218020679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201218020679A), Dec 18, 2020: Piper PA-28-140 (N6978W), Tampa, FL, Destroyed. On December 18, 2020, at 1320 EST, a Piper PA-28-140, N6978W, registered to [privacy data omitted], collided with a power line pole after losing engine power…
- [Incident 19810325019939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810325019939I), Mar 25, 1981: Piper PA28140 (N6978W), Berkeley Spring, WV, Minor damage. Lost control on touchdown rollout due to wind. Ran off runway.

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