# N8980J: 1966 Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 2014-11-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 20, 2014
- 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: 28-3003
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 4, 1966
- Certificate issued: December 7, 1987
- Last registry action: April 1, 2003
- Mode S code: AC656D
- Owner when cancelled: [Lynell Construction Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LYNELL%20CONSTRUCTION%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [De Soto, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/De%20Soto)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5994° N, 96.8641° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75115, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8980J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8980J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8980J-2014-11-20

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 FTW88FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA028), Nov 14, 1987: Piper PA-28-180 (N8980J), Lancaster, TX, destroyed, 4 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 19871114082109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871114082109A), Nov 14, 1987: Piper PA28180 (N8980J), Lancaster, TX, Destroyed, 4 fatal. VFR pilot took off into known IMC. Lost control and crashed a mile from end of runway.

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