# N9778C: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1998-02-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 13, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 287816528
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 27, 1978
- Last registry action: November 19, 1997
- Mode S code: ADA119
- Owner when cancelled: [Southeast Airmotive Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHEAST%20AIRMOTIVE%20CORP)
- Location: [Charlotte, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Charlotte)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9778C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9778C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9778C-1998-02-13

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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-28-161: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161.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 ATL94LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA008), Oct 23, 1993: Piper PA-28-161 (N9778C), Lexington, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE CROSSWIND CONDITION.
- [NTSB ATL86LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA142), May 24, 1986: Piper PA-28-161 (N9778C), Statesville, NC, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19931023044779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931023044779A), Oct 23, 1993: Piper PA28161 (N9778C), Lexington, NC, Substantial damage. Wind calm on approach. Gust raised wing on landing roll. Veered off runway bounced on a rise. Lost control.
- [Accident 19860524019629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860524019629A), May 24, 1986: Piper PA28161 (N9778C), Statesville, NC, Substantial damage. Came in short during spot landing contest. Did not add power to keep in contest. Stalled. Impacted the ground.
- [Incident 19831102070149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831102070149I), Nov 2, 1983: Piper PA28161 (N9778C), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. Tower advised student to taxi straight ahead. Was unfamiliar with construction and went off taxi way into a ditch.

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