# N6378C: 1978 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2013-02-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 13, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7816416
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 9, 1978
- Last registry action: August 4, 1993
- Mode S code: A85B30
- Location: [Ropesville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Ropesville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4220° N, 102.1909° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79358, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6378C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6378C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6378C-2013-02-13

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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-28-161: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161.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 CHI80FEM48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM48), Aug 28, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N6378C), Shelby, MI, substantial damage

## 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 19800828042329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800828042329A), Aug 28, 1980: Piper PA28161 (N6378C), Shelby, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot landed too fast and too FAR down runway. Overshot and ran off end of runway.

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