# N9978P: Piper PA-36-285, registration cancelled 1982-01-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 14, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-36-285](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (registry code 7103610)
- Serial number: 36-7560091
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 15, 1975
- Last registry action: January 11, 1982
- Mode S code: ADF022
- Owners when cancelled: [Watonga Aero Sprayers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WATONGA%20AERO%20SPRAYERS%20INC), [Hyder Norman E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HYDER%20NORMAN%20E), [United California Bank](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20CALIFORNIA%20BANK), [Farkas Robert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARKAS%20ROBERT%20J), [Franz Robert H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRANZ%20ROBERT%20H)
- Location: [Watonga, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Watonga)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.8650° N, 98.4211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73772, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9978P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9978P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9978P-1982-01-14

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-36-285: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285.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 FTW79FPJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPJ19), May 27, 1979: Piper PA-36 (N9978P), Boise City, OK, destroyed, 1 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 19790527014269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790527014269A), May 27, 1979: Piper PA36285 (N9978P), Boise City, OK, Destroyed. Pilot took aircraft without permission. Acft found demolished. Factors alcohol and unskilled in type of aircraft.

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