# N1978J: Piper PA-32RT-300, registration cancelled 1996-01-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 31, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32RT-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (registry code 7103215)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32R7885223
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 16, 1993
- Last registry action: June 23, 1994
- Mode S code: A185A5
- Owner when cancelled: [Lowe Automotive](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOWE%20AUTOMOTIVE)
- Location: [St Louis, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/St%20Louis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5800° N, 90.2651° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63116, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1978J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1978J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1978J-1996-01-31

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-32RT-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300.md

## NTSB investigations (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 CHI95LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA097), Mar 1, 1995: Piper PA-32RT (N1978J), Joliet, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the number four cylinder due to a loose cylinder hold down stud. A factor in the accident was the embankment.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19950301002899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950301002899A), Mar 1, 1995: Piper PA32RT300 (N1978J), Joliet, IL, Substantial damage. Low fuel pressure and power loss. Landed on a road. Struck embankment. NR4 cylinder separated studs had broken. (-23) aircraft was on an IFR flight plan on…
- [Incident 19840503027539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840503027539I), May 3, 1984: Piper PA32RT300 (N1978J), Southlake, TX, Minor damage. Nose wheel collapsed after dropping into a hole while taxiing to the ramp.

## Other aircraft with N1978J

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1978J): Mooney M20J, S/N 24-0563, built 1978
- [Cancelled 1979-03-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1978J-1979-03-28): Cessna A188B, S/N 18803313T, built 1978. Exported to Portugal. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), Zaventem

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