# N7971W: 1964 Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 2018-01-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 9, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 28-2023
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 9, 1964
- Certificate issued: June 22, 2010
- Last registry action: August 16, 2011
- Mode S code: AAD496
- Owner when cancelled: [Hutchins Chad M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUTCHINS%20CHAD%20M)
- Location: [Flagstaff, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Flagstaff)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.3577° N, 111.7712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 86001, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7971W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7971W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7971W-2018-01-09

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 (2)

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 WPR12CA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA419), Sep 14, 2012: Piper PA-28-180 (N7971W), French Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during a go-around following a sudden change in wind direction.
- [NTSB CHI65D0094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65D0094), Mar 7, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N7971W), Crystal, MN, 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 20120914020651A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120914020651A), Sep 14, 2012: Piper PA-28-180 (N7971W), Murrieta, CA, Destroyed. At 1345 during an attempted cross wind landing the wind shifted to a tail wind this caused N7971W to loose directional control so the pilot elected to go…

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