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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N9578C

N9578C is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-181 built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 21, 2006. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Piper PA-28-181 cancelled August 21, 2006

Serial number
28-7890424
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1978
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
February 21, 1992
Last FAA action
June 20, 2006
Last owner
Pompano Senior Squadron Flying Club (Corporation)
Pompano Beach, FL
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N9578C

ATL04FA139Accident on June 23, 2004 at Fort Lauderdale, FL: fatal, substantial damage (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-181 · serial 28-7890424

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and the pilot's failure to maintain flying speed which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and the subsequent collision with a building.

MIA00LA075Accident on January 26, 2000 at Ocean Reef Club, FL: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-181 · serial 28-7890424

The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane while taxiing after landing resulting in the on-ground collision with high vegetation.

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