# N4978Z: 1961 Piper PA-22-108, registration cancelled 2021-10-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 30, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A6), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22-8584
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 25, 1961
- Certificate issued: October 30, 1998
- Last registry action: May 30, 2018
- Mode S code: A62DA1
- Owner when cancelled: [Davis James Randall](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIS%20JAMES%20RANDALL)
- Location: [Ennis, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Ennis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3293° N, 96.6253° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ennis, TX, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4978Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4978Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4978Z-2021-10-30

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-22-108: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19810609044789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810609044789I), Jun 9, 1981: Piper PA22108 (N4978Z), Odessa, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft struck phone wire on approach to ranch strip. Dented spinner and broke wire.

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