# N178CA: 2002 Piper PA-44-180, registration cancelled 2020-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-44-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (registry code 7104402)
- Engine: [Lycoming O-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (registry code 41575)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A19SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A19SO), [TCDS E-286](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-286) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 4496111
- Year built: 2002
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 24, 2002
- Certificate issued: May 22, 2002
- Last registry action: February 21, 2017
- Mode S code: A13718
- Owner when cancelled: [Aerosim Academy Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROSIM%20ACADEMY%20INC)
- Location: [Sanford, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Sanford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 28.7521° N, 81.2463° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32773, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N178CA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=178CA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N178CA-2020-10-31

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-44-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (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.

- [Incident 20070807017349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070807017349I), Aug 7, 2007: Piper PA44180 (N178CA), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. (-23) During a training flight, student pilot lost control of aircraft while practicing single engine landings 9L at Orlando Sanford International Airport…

## Other aircraft with N178CA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N178CA): Cirrus Design SR22T, S/N 11194, built 2026

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