# N47970: 1977 Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 2014-10-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 14, 2014
- 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: 28-7890162
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 21, 1977
- Certificate issued: January 2, 1981
- Last registry action: January 30, 2002
- Mode S code: A5E5EF
- Owner when cancelled: [Frazier Leo D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRAZIER%20LEO%20D)
- Location: [South English, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/South%20English)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4680° N, 92.0537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52335, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47970
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=47970
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47970-2014-10-14

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 MKC81FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA028), Apr 8, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N47970), Dixon, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19810408014989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810408014989A), Apr 8, 1981: Piper PA28181 (N47970), Dixion, IA, Destroyed. Operated VFR into clouds. Lost control during assist vectors to airport. Airframe inflight separation.

## Other aircraft with N47970

- [Cancelled 1955-11-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47970-1955-11-18): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T41-849. Owner: [Griffin E J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRIFFIN%20E%20J), [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)

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