# N6178Z: Piper PA-25, registration cancelled 1972-08-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 14, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-25](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (registry code 7102502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A8](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25-211
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 4, 1962
- Mode S code: A80C47
- Owner when cancelled: [Sharp Donald R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHARP%20DONALD%20R)
- Location: [Pauls Valley, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Pauls%20Valley)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6178Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6178Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6178Z-1972-08-14

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-25: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25.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 FTW72FPJ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPJ35), Mar 15, 1972: Piper PA-25 (N6178Z), Davis, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N6178Z

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6178Z): Darrow Stephen A BUCCANEER II, S/N B2B-K027, built 1993
- [Cancelled 1984-01-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6178Z-1984-01-16): Beech 95-B55, S/N TC-2431. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [S&S Enterprises](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/S%26S%20ENTERPRISES), [El Monte, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/El%20Monte)
- [Cancelled 1981-05-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6178Z-1981-05-14): Cessna U206G, S/N U20606176. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [Cav-Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAV-AIR%20INC), [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Lauderdale)

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