# N4980J: Piper PA-28R-180, registration cancelled 1992-04-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 27, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28R-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (registry code 7102809)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28R30733
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 18, 1989
- Last registry action: March 26, 1992
- Mode S code: A63031
- Owners when cancelled: [Pickett Ronald E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PICKETT%20RONALD%20E), [Pickett Loretta](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PICKETT%20LORETTA)
- Location: [Lagrange, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Lagrange)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7835° N, 87.8660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60525, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4980J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4980J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4980J-1992-04-27

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-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 CHI89LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA096), May 29, 1989: Piper PA28R-180 (N4980J), Frankfort, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN CROSS/TAILWIND CONDITIONS.

## 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 19890529013329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890529013329A), May 29, 1989: Piper PA28R180 (N4980J), Frankfort, IL, Substantial damage. Wind shifted on short final for landing. Began a go around, drifted off runway. Struck a hangar and cartwheeled.

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