# N7987W: 1964 Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 2013-07-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 8, 2013
- 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: 28-2044
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 16, 1964
- Certificate issued: August 19, 1983
- Last registry action: March 23, 1991
- Mode S code: AAD91F
- Owners when cancelled: [Johnson Bruce E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20BRUCE%20E), [Johnson Nellie E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20NELLIE%20E)
- Location: [Dillsburg, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Dillsburg)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0940° N, 77.0221° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17019, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7987W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7987W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7987W-2013-07-08

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 (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 NYC87FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA127), Apr 18, 1987: Piper PA-28-180 (N7987W), York, PA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## 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 19870417083369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870417083369A), Apr 17, 1987: Piper PA28180 (N7987W), York, PA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Indicates missed approach then circled back trying to find airport lost control near vertical impact near runway.

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