# N4978L: Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 1974-01-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 21, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-4353
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 1, 1972
- Mode S code: A62D94
- Owner when cancelled: [Delaware Valley Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELAWARE%20VALLEY%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Philadelphia, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Philadelphia)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4978L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4978L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4978L-1974-01-21

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 (2)

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 NYC74AN049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN049), Nov 26, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N4978L), Lake Scranton, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB NYC69D0444](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0444), May 1, 1969: Piper PA-28 (N4978L), West Chester, PA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N4978L

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4978L): Cessna 152, S/N 15284247, built 1980

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