# N7971W: 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: January 9, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7971W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7971W

## Aircraft that carried N7971W

- [Cancelled 2018-01-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7971W-2018-01-09): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-2023, built 1964. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hutchins Chad M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUTCHINS%20CHAD%20M), [Flagstaff, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Flagstaff)

## NTSB investigations on N7971W (2)

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 WPR12CA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA419), Sep 14, 2012: Piper PA-28-180 (N7971W), French Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during a go-around following a sudden change in wind direction.
- [NTSB CHI65D0094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65D0094), Mar 7, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N7971W), Crystal, MN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7971W (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.

- [Accident 20120914020651A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120914020651A), Sep 14, 2012: Piper PA-28-180 (N7971W), Murrieta, CA, Destroyed. At 1345 during an attempted cross wind landing the wind shifted to a tail wind this caused N7971W to loose directional control so the pilot elected to go…

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