# N6978W: 1965 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2022-12-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 3, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802)
- 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: 28-21176
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 27, 1965
- Certificate issued: August 22, 2019
- Last registry action: August 22, 2019
- Mode S code: A9483C
- Owner when cancelled: [Lagrand Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAGRAND%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Brooksville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Brooksville)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 28.6465° N, 82.5136° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34614, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6978W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6978W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6978W-2022-12-03

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-28-140: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140.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 ERA21LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA081), Dec 18, 2020: Piper PA28 (N6978W), Tampa, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the student pilot inadvertently moving the fuel selector to the OFF position.

## 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 20201218020679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201218020679A), Dec 18, 2020: Piper PA-28-140 (N6978W), Tampa, FL, Destroyed. On December 18, 2020, at 1320 EST, a Piper PA-28-140, N6978W, registered to [privacy data omitted], collided with a power line pole after losing engine power…
- [Incident 19810325019939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810325019939I), Mar 25, 1981: Piper PA28140 (N6978W), Berkeley Spring, WV, Minor damage. Lost control on touchdown rollout due to wind. Ran off runway.

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