# N7731W: Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 1978-02-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 6, 1978
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-1739
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 8, 1976
- Mode S code: AA76BC
- Owner when cancelled: [Watt Vernon F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WATT%20VERNON%20F)
- Location: [Eaglebutte, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Eaglebutte)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7731W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7731W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7731W-1978-02-06

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-28-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 MKC77FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FA037), Sep 3, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N7731W), Eagle Butte, SD, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB CHI67F0473](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0473), Feb 16, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N7731W), Evergreen Pk, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0137), Oct 4, 1964: Piper PA28 (N7731W), Hobart, IN, 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 19770903037779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770903037779A), Sep 3, 1977: Piper PA28180 (N7731W), Eagle Butte, SD, Destroyed, 2 fatal

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