# N4078W: 1966 Piper PA-32-300, registration cancelled 2021-05-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 8, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-40121
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 23, 1967
- Certificate issued: January 16, 2018
- Last registry action: January 16, 2018
- Mode S code: A4CA27
- Owner when cancelled: [Reinert Andrea R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REINERT%20ANDREA%20R)
- Location: [Canyon, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Canyon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.9471° N, 101.9007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79015, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4078W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4078W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4078W-2021-05-08

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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-32-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300.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 CEN18LA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA378), Sep 9, 2018: Piper PA32 (N4078W), Hereford, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## 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 20180909015669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180909015669A), Sep 9, 2018: Piper PA-32-300 (N4078W), Hereford, TX, Destroyed. On September 9, 2018, at approximately 1100 am local time, N4078W, a Piper PA-32-300 impacted the ground shortly after takeoff coming to rest approximately 200…

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