# N9879W: Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1984-05-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 5, 1984
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-23399
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 5, 1968
- Last registry action: May 5, 1984
- Mode S code: ADC8CD
- Owners when cancelled: [Professional Flight Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PROFESSIONAL%20FLIGHT%20SERVICE%20INC), [Coffman Willis M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COFFMAN%20WILLIS%20M), [Plouffe Howard X](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLOUFFE%20HOWARD%20X), [Farkas Robert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARKAS%20ROBERT%20J), [Franz Robert H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRANZ%20ROBERT%20H)
- Location: [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9879W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9879W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9879W-1984-05-05

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-28-140: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140.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 IAD77FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA066), Sep 15, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N9879W), Clinton, MD, destroyed
- [NTSB IAD70D0116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70D0116), Dec 11, 1969: Piper PA-28 (N9879W), Clinton, MD, substantial damage

## 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 19770915043209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770915043209A), Sep 15, 1977: Piper PA28140 (N9879W), Clinton, MD, Destroyed. Fuel selector left tank. Water drained from left fuel tank after accident.

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