N47980
N47980 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-161 built in 1977. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 18, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-28-161 cancelled June 18, 2013
- Serial number
- 28-7816177
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1977
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- March 24, 1982
- Last FAA action
- March 23, 1991
- Last owner
- Andrews Refrigeration Manufacturing (Corporation)
Santa Ana, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Fairchild M-62A cancelled October 11, 1955
- Serial number
- T41-1236
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- September 25, 1947
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Higdon W E & Thomas Horan (Co-owned)
Santa Cruz, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N47980
LAX83LA411Accident on August 28, 1983 at Upland, CA: serious injuries, substantial damage.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-161 · serial 28-7816177
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