# N278PL: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: December 21, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=278PL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N278PL

## Aircraft that carried N278PL

- [Cancelled 2023-12-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N278PL-2023-12-21): Piper PA-46-600TP, S/N 4698278, built 2023. Exported to Poland. Owner: [Globe Aero LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LLC), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)
- [Cancelled 2010-07-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N278PL-2010-07-27): Cirrus Design SR22T, S/N 0007. Exported to Poland. Owner: [Cirrus Design](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIRRUS%20DESIGN), [Duluth, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Duluth)
- [Cancelled 2003-04-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N278PL-2003-04-28): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-A1, S/N 10278, built 1997. Second triennial mailing, no response. Owner: [Interstate Aircraft Sales & Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERSTATE%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20%26%20LEASING%20INC), [Sanford, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Sanford)

## NTSB investigations on N278PL (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 IAD97LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA107), Aug 10, 1997: Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 20-A1 (N278PL), Slatington, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/ preparation which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N278PL (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 19970809021489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970809021489A), Aug 9, 1997: Diamon DA20A1 (N278PL), Slatington, PA, Substantial damage. On August 9, 1997, at 2258 eastern daylight time, a diamond da 20-A1, N278PL, was substantially damaged when it collided with trees during a forced landing…

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