# N7780N: 1968 Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 2013-09-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 11, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808)
- 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: 28-5228
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 25, 1968
- Certificate issued: July 31, 1986
- Last registry action: October 24, 2011
- Mode S code: AA8924
- Owner when cancelled: [Newgren William K Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEWGREN%20WILLIAM%20K%20JR)
- Location: [Lakeville, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Lakeville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.6421° N, 93.2764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55044, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7780N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7780N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7780N-2013-09-11

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (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 CEN13CA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA247), Apr 27, 2013: Piper PA-28-180 (N7780N), Owatonna, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during an aborted landing.

## 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 20130427006419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130427006419A), Apr 27, 2013: Piper PA-28-180 (N7780N), Owatonna, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot had been practicing instrument approaches at kfbl and kowa with a safety pilot in the right seat of the aircraft. While nearing kowa on one of the…
- [Incident 19800822082749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800822082749I), Aug 22, 1980: Piper PA28180 (N7780N), St Thomas, ND, Minor damage. Brakes inoperative after landing. Hydraulic reservoir was empty, brakes had just been replaced.

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