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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N15978

N15978 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-180 built in 1973. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 15, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Piper PA-28-180 cancelled October 15, 2012

Serial number
28-7305205
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1973
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
August 24, 1982
Last FAA action
July 16, 1988
Last owner
Mcduffie Richard W (Individual)
Jesup, GA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N15978

ATL87FA189Accident on June 26, 1987 at Jesup, GA: fatal, destroyed (4 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-180 · serial 287305205

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site