# N977A: Piper PA-22, registration cancelled 1965-10-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 25, 1965
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22-290
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 14, 1964
- Mode S code: AD9DA6
- Owner when cancelled: [Maxwell B Hostetter](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAXWELL%20B%20HOSTETTER)
- Location: [Savannah, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Savannah)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N977A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=977A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N977A-1965-10-25

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-22: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22.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 MIA66D0219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0219), Sep 4, 1965: Piper PA-22 (N977A), Savannah, GA, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N977A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N977A): Archer Jimmy R RV-6, S/N 23689, built 2007
- [Cancelled 1996-04-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N977A-1996-04-05): Cessna 208, S/N 20800108. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Carl Healey & Associates US Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARL%20HEALEY%20%26%20ASSOCIATES%20US%20INC), [Colchester, VT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VT/Colchester)

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