# N9704J: Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 1991-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 283894
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 26, 1989
- Last registry action: July 27, 1989
- Mode S code: AD8692
- Owner when cancelled: [Estep David B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ESTEP%20DAVID%20B)
- Location: [So Holland, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/So%20Holland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.5974° N, 87.6013° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60473, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9704J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9704J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9704J-1991-05-09

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 (2)

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 CHI90FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA003), Oct 7, 1989: Piper PA-28-180 (N9704J), Ann Arbor, MI, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE AIRCRAFT.
- [NTSB IAD76DKM33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DKM33), May 27, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N9704J), Salisbury, NC, substantial damage

## 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 19891007039199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891007039199A), Oct 7, 1989: Piper PA28180 (N9704J), Ann Arbor, MI, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Lost control during right turn from downwind to base. Collided with terrain.
- [Accident 19760527013619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760527013619A), May 27, 1976: Piper PA28180 (N9704J), Salisbury, NC, Substantial damage

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