# N8178Y: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: December 31, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8178Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8178Y

## Aircraft that carried N8178Y

- [Cancelled 2022-12-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8178Y-2022-12-31): Piper PA-32R-301T, S/N 32R-8029074, built 1980. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Fredin Scott W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREDIN%20SCOTT%20W), [Windom, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Windom)

## NTSB investigations on N8178Y (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 CEN21LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA075), Dec 6, 2020: Piper PA32 (N8178Y), Windom, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s spatial disorientation shortly after takeoff into night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in loss of airplane control and subsequent impact with terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8178Y (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 20201206017829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201206017829A), Dec 6, 2020: Piper PA-32R-301T (N8178Y), Windom, MN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. 2020-12-06, N8178Y Piper saratoga, departed runway 35 Windom, MN (kmwm). Time on deck was 0621L. 3 minutes later the aircraft crashed in a plowed farmers field…

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