# N8179P: Piper PA-24-180, registration cancelled 1981-01-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 21, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403)
- Serial number: 243435
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 4, 1975
- Mode S code: AB26FE
- Owner when cancelled: [Scott George P Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCOTT%20GEORGE%20P%20JR)
- Location: [Welch, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Welch)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8179P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8179P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8179P-1981-01-21

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-24-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180.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 IAD79FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA049), May 13, 1979: Piper PA-24 (N8179P), Welch, WV, destroyed, 1 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 19790513018199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790513018199A), May 13, 1979: Piper PA24 (N8179P), Welch, WV, Destroyed. Pilot lost control in bad weather.

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