# N4879L: 1967 Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 2013-04-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808)
- 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: 28-4245
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: October 14, 1968
- Last registry action: December 2, 2003
- Mode S code: A60638
- Owner when cancelled: [65r Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/65R%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Wayne, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Fort%20Wayne)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4879L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4879L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4879L-2013-04-18

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-28-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180.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 CHI02LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA014), Oct 28, 2001: Piper PA-28-180 (N4879L), Fort Wayne, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining control of the airplane during an attempted go-around. A factor was the trees.

## 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 20011028036869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011028036869A), Oct 28, 2001: Piper PA28180 (N4879L), Fort Wayne, IN, No damage. (.19) On October 28, 2001, at 1256 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-28-180, N4879L, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed on impact with trees and terrain…

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