# N57782: Piper PA-36-285, registration cancelled 1978-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 1978
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-36-285](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (registry code 7103610)
- Serial number: 36-7660067
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 14, 1976
- Mode S code: A76BF5
- Owner when cancelled: [Great Lakes Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREAT%20LAKES%20AIRCRAFT%20CO)
- Location: [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57782
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=57782
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57782-1978-01-24

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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-36-285: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285.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 FTW78FPJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPJ04), Oct 25, 1977: Piper PA-36 (N57782), Garber, OK, 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 19771025036559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771025036559A), Oct 25, 1977: Piper PA36285 (N57782), Garber, OK, Destroyed. Intentional spin developed into flat spin. Plt bailed out,alt too low for chute to fully open.

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