# N56049: Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 1979-01-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 3, 1979
- 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: 28-7305523
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 27, 1976
- Mode S code: A729F0
- Owner when cancelled: [Buford Samuel Gregory P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUFORD%20SAMUEL%20GREGORY%20P)
- Location: [Aptos, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Aptos)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56049
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56049-1979-01-03

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 OAK77DVD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVD12), Jan 27, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N56049), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), 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 19770127002859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770127002859A), Jan 27, 1977: Piper PA28180 (N56049), Pacific Ocean, Destroyed

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