# N8778N: Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1989-02-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 6, 1989
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2825603
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: AC13D4
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8778N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8778N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8778N-1989-02-06

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-28-140: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140.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 CHI85LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA135), Mar 10, 1985: Piper PA-28-140B (N8778N), Barlow, OH, destroyed

## 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 19850310009189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850310009189A), Mar 10, 1985: Piper PA28140 (N8778N), Barlow, OH, Destroyed. Landing gear struck wires, aircraft impacted ground. Practicing forced landing into late afternoon sun.

## Other aircraft with N8778N

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8778N): TL Ultralight Sro STINGSPORT, S/N TLUSA134, built 2006

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