# N8478W: Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 1983-03-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 19, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- 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: 28-2720
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 4, 1969
- Last registry action: March 19, 1983
- Mode S code: AB9D5F
- Owners when cancelled: [Enginaires Aero Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ENGINAIRES%20AERO%20CLUB%20INC), [Holgate Joseph](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLGATE%20JOSEPH), [Holgate Patricia A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLGATE%20PATRICIA%20A), [Day James H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAY%20JAMES%20H), [Frey Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREY%20CHARLES)
- Location: [Savoy, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Savoy)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0539° N, 88.2664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61874, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8478W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8478W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8478W-1983-03-19

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 NYC82DA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA239), Oct 1, 1982: Piper PA-28-180 (N8478W), Hackettstown, NJ, 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 19820930062819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820930062819A), Sep 30, 1982: Piper PA28180 (N8478W), Hackettstown, NJ, Substantial damage. Instructor did not have brakes available on right side and aircraft ran off end of runway through ditch.

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