# N8969J: 1966 Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 2018-01-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 17, 2018
- 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: 28-2992
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 3, 1966
- Certificate issued: December 15, 2005
- Last registry action: December 16, 2008
- Mode S code: AC5F3A
- Owner when cancelled: [Ida County Flyers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/IDA%20COUNTY%20FLYERS%20INC)
- Location: [Battle Creek, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Battle%20Creek)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3103° N, 95.6107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 51006, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8969J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8969J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8969J-2018-01-17

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 CHI07FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA102), Apr 14, 2007: Piper PA-28-180 (N8969J), Viburnum, MO, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of aircraft control during cruise flight in instrument meteorological conditions. Factors contributing to the accident were turbulence and icing conditions.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20070414006309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070414006309A), Apr 14, 2007: Piper PA28180 (N8969J), Viburnum, MO, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) On April 14, 2007 at approximately 1257 UTC, the pilot [privacy data omitted], (pilot in command) departed jefferson city airport (kjef) for an intended…
- [Incident 20001003030519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001003030519I), Oct 3, 2000: Piper PA28180 (N8969J), Davis City, IA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was flying from clarinda IA to lamoni IA to visit a client. Pilot overflew the clients home and turned toward the airport. The a/c engine began to…

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