# N39770: 1978 Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 2013-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 28-7990018
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 8, 1978
- Certificate issued: November 26, 1993
- Last registry action: January 3, 1997
- Mode S code: A4A030
- Owners when cancelled: [Pass Max E Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PASS%20MAX%20E%20JR), [Pass Martha N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PASS%20MARTHA%20N)
- Location: [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1745° N, 89.8608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38134, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39770
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39770
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39770-2013-09-16

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 ATL94FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA082), Apr 15, 1994: Piper PA-28-181 (N39770), Opelika, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE WEATHER CONDITIONS (CLOUDS WITH LOW CEILING), CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT…

## 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 19940415007869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940415007869A), Apr 15, 1994: Piper PA28181 (N39770), Opelika, AL, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Heard engine whining. 172 exited cloud base. Pulled up and lost a wing. VFR pilot and spatial disortentaion.

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