# N8178W: Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 1972-01-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 14, 1972
- 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: 28-2302
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 30, 1970
- Mode S code: AB26E2
- Owner when cancelled: [Lloyd Richard E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LLOYD%20RICHARD%20E)
- Location: [Roselle, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Roselle)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8178W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8178W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8178W-1972-01-14

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 CHI72AC030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC030), Sep 27, 1971: Piper PA-28 (N8178W), Crystal Fall, MI, destroyed, 4 fatal
- [NTSB CHI67F0426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0426), Dec 3, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N8178W), Geneva, IL, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N8178W

- [Cancelled 2017-02-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8178W-2017-02-28): Robinson Robert G FISHER HORIZON 1, S/N H098, built 1994. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Jennings Carlton E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JENNINGS%20CARLTON%20E), [Marysville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Marysville)
- [Cancelled 1991-12-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8178W-1991-12-27): Beech C90A, S/N LJ1291. Exported to Japan. Owner: [Rangeflyers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RANGEFLYERS%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 1989-04-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8178W-1989-04-05): Piper PA-32R-301T, S/N 32R8029073. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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