# N9979W: 1967 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1974-08-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 21, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 28-23527
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 28, 1973
- Mode S code: ADF04C
- Owner when cancelled: [Thornton Thomas](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THORNTON%20THOMAS)
- Location: [Pittsburgh, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Pittsburgh)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9979W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9979W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9979W-1974-08-21

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-28-140: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140.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 IAD74AI067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI067), Jun 7, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N9979W), Harper Ferry, WV, destroyed, 2 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 19740607020459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740607020459A), Jun 7, 1974: Piper PA28140 (N9979W), Harper Ferry, WV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Thick fog obsvd in area. Acft hit support cable for 249FT twr on mtn 1510FT MSL.cable bkn 200FT AGL

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