# N8978P: Piper PA-24-260, registration cancelled 1972-08-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 17, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 24-4436
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 30, 1970
- Mode S code: AC62D3
- Owner when cancelled: [Funk Vernon](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FUNK%20VERNON)
- Location: [American Falls, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/American%20Falls)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8978P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8978P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8978P-1972-08-17

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-24-260: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260.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 DEN72AD039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72AD039), Feb 29, 1972: Piper PA-24 (N8978P), Jackson, WY, destroyed, 1 fatal

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