# N6461J: 1968 Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 2022-09-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 3, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-4884
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 16, 1968
- Certificate issued: May 9, 2019
- Last registry action: May 9, 2019
- Mode S code: A87E09
- Owner when cancelled: [Cooper Benjamin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COOPER%20BENJAMIN)
- Location: [Alexandria, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Alexandria)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.2660° N, 92.5469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71303, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6461J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6461J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6461J-2022-09-03

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-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 CEN20LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA199), May 31, 2020: Piper PA28 (N6461J), Pineville, LA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane’s inability to gain sufficient airspeed after takeoff due to it being at or over its maximum gross weight, which resulted in a loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the…

## 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 20200531004379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200531004379A), May 31, 2020: Piper PA-28-180 (N6461J), Pineville, LA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On may 31, 2020, about 1330 central daylight time, a Piper PA28-180, N6461J, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Pineville, Louisiana. The…

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