# N6177A: Piper PA-36-375, registration cancelled 1997-02-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 14, 1997
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-36-375](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-375) (registry code 7103620)
- Serial number: 368102017
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 23, 1982
- Last registry action: February 16, 1994
- Mode S code: A80C0D
- Owners when cancelled: [Hofer Gary D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOFER%20GARY%20D), [Hofer Emmett Q](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOFER%20EMMETT%20Q)
- Location: [Carpenter, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Carpenter)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 44.6380° N, 97.9620° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 57322, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6177A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6177A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6177A-1997-02-14

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-36-375: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-375.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 DEN90DTK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90DTK01), May 8, 1990: Piper PA-36-375 (N6177A), Woonsocket, SD, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF N3634E TO FOLLOW THE BRIEFED PLAN OF OPERATION, AND FAILURE OF BOTH PILOTS TO SEE-AND-AVOID EACH OTHER (INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT).

## 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 19900508014772A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900508014772A), May 8, 1990: Piper PA36375 (N6177A), Woonsocket, SD, Minor damage. Collided with dads PA36 N3634F spray same field. Both on pullup. Unknown why his dad changed run direction.

## Other aircraft with N6177A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6177A): Airborne Wind Sports EDGE, S/N 503-1034, built 2005

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