# N6837P: Piper PA-24-180, registration cancelled 1979-12-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 17, 1979
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403)
- Serial number: 24-1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 6, 1971
- Mode S code: A911B7
- Owner when cancelled: [La Chappelle James A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LA%20CHAPPELLE%20JAMES%20A)
- Location: [Altoona, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Altoona)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6837P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6837P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6837P-1979-12-17

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-24-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180.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 CHI79FER06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FER06), Sep 9, 1979: Piper PA-24 (N6837P), Menomonie, WI, destroyed

## 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 19790909031659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790909031659A), Sep 9, 1979: Piper PA24 (N6837P), Menomonie, WI, Destroyed. Rotated acft on takeoff. Acft settled back to rwy. Lifted off again. Flew into trees. Failed to abort takeoff.

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