# N4561J: 1968 Piper PA-28R-180, registration cancelled 2012-07-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 24, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28R-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (registry code 7102809)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28R-30421
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: September 20, 1968
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A58AEA
- Owner when cancelled: [Weikel Gerald E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEIKEL%20GERALD%20E)
- Location: [Rockville, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Rockville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0892° N, 77.1804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20850, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4561J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4561J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4561J-2012-07-24

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-28R-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180.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 DIA69A0019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69A0019), Oct 10, 1968: Piper PA-28 (N4561J), Blu Rdge Summt, MD, destroyed, 2 fatal

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