# N40977: 1974 Piper PA-28-151, registration cancelled 1981-12-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 23, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7415125
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 11, 1977
- Mode S code: A4D17D
- Owner when cancelled: [Evans James F Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EVANS%20JAMES%20F%20JR)
- Location: [Columbus, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Columbus)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40977
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40977
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40977-1981-12-23

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-28-151: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151.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 IAD79DLQ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DLQ17), Jun 22, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N40977), Hazard, KY, substantial damage

## 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 19790622015589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790622015589A), Jun 22, 1979: Piper PA28161 (N40977), Hazard, KY, Substantial damage. Landed downwind on wet runway. Hydroplaned, ran off side of runway into ravine.

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