# N6780F: Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 2017-09-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 26, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7790164
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 26, 1976
- Certificate issued: April 25, 2007
- Last registry action: February 11, 2011
- Mode S code: A8FBCE
- Owner when cancelled: [Scheflo Steven M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHEFLO%20STEVEN%20M)
- Location: [Bottineau, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Bottineau)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 48.8581° N, 100.3974° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 58318, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6780F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6780F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6780F-2017-09-26

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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-28-181: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181.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 CEN14LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA074), Dec 1, 2013: Piper PA 28-181 (N6780F), Rock Lake, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot’s failure to obtain weather briefings immediately before and during the flight and his continued flight into icing conditions, which resulted in the airplane’s loss of…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20131130023879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131130023879A), Nov 30, 2013: Piper PA-28-181 (N6780F), Rolla, ND, Substantial damage. The non-instrument rated private pilot received a computer weather briefing indicating marginal VFR conditions at departing airport with IFR conditions enroute…
- [Incident 19990502015939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990502015939I), May 2, 1999: Piper PA28181 (N6780F), Lakeville, MN, Minor damage. Blown by crosswind off left side of runway. Struck runway lites.

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