# N39678: 1978 Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 2005-04-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 7, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7990003
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: July 26, 1978
- Certificate issued: March 30, 1999
- Last registry action: March 15, 2005
- Mode S code: A49C81
- Owner when cancelled: [Cohrssen Barbara Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COHRSSEN%20BARBARA%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [San Francisco, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Francisco)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7860° N, 122.4374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94115, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39678
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39678
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39678-2005-04-07

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-28-181: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181.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 LAX04CA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA236), Jun 2, 2004: Piper PA-28-181 (N39678), Dunsmuir, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of speed and distance, which resulted in an overrun of the runway. The pilot's failure to use flaps and his landing at an airport with a runway shorter than he expected is a…

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20040602017609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040602017609A), Jun 2, 2004: Piper PA28181 (N39678), Dunsmuir, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) During landing at the Dunsmuir airport, California, the airspeed was fast and the approach was high. The airplane landed long and departed the end of the…

## Other aircraft with N39678

- [Cancelled 1950-01-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39678-1950-01-16): Fairchild PT-26, S/N FZ 213. Owner: [John W Eppler](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHN%20W%20EPPLER), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)

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