# N6945C: 1978 Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 2013-10-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 29, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807)
- 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: 28-7890388
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 23, 1978
- Certificate issued: October 26, 1978
- Last registry action: March 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A93C9C
- Owner when cancelled: [New England Construction Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEW%20ENGLAND%20CONSTRUCTION%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Indian Orchard, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Indian%20Orchard)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1519° N, 72.5091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01151, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6945C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6945C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6945C-2013-10-29

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-28-181: 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 NYC79FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA087), Sep 2, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N6945C), Fishers Island, NY, 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 19790902031969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790902031969A), Sep 2, 1979: Piper PA28181 (N6945C), Fishers Island, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot reported sudden rain shower on final, obscured runway. Hit levee short of runway.

## Other aircraft with N6945C

- [Cancelled 1960-02-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6945C-1960-02-03): Beech AT-11, S/N 41-27494. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [American Compressed Steel Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20COMPRESSED%20STEEL%20CORP), [Cincinnati2, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cincinnati2)

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