# N9978P: 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 14, 1982
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9978P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9978P

## Aircraft that carried N9978P

- [Cancelled 1982-01-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9978P-1982-01-14): Piper PA-36-285, S/N 36-7560091. Administratively canceled. Owner: [Watonga Aero Sprayers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WATONGA%20AERO%20SPRAYERS%20INC), [Watonga, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Watonga)

## NTSB investigations on N9978P (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 FTW79FPJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPJ19), May 27, 1979: Piper PA-36 (N9978P), Boise City, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9978P (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 19790527014269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790527014269A), May 27, 1979: Piper PA36285 (N9978P), Boise City, OK, Destroyed. Pilot took aircraft without permission. Acft found demolished. Factors alcohol and unskilled in type of aircraft.

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