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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N6978W

N6978W is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-140 built in 1965. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 3, 2022. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

N6978W is reserved by a private party since December 3, 2022. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Piper PA-28-140 cancelled December 3, 2022

Serial number
28-21176
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1965
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
August 22, 2019
Last FAA action
August 22, 2019
Last owner
Lagrand Aviation LLC (LLC)
Brooksville, FL
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N6978W

ERA21LA081Accident on December 18, 2020 at Tampa, FL: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA28 · serial 28-21176

A total loss of engine power due to the student pilot inadvertently moving the fuel selector to the OFF position.

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