# N178CD: 1981 Piper PA-31T, registration cancelled 2014-04-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 9, 2014
- Exported to: Venezuela
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (registry code 7103124)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8EA), [TCDS E4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31T-8120046
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 4, 1983
- Certificate issued: November 8, 2013
- Last registry action: November 8, 2013
- Mode S code: A1371B
- Owner when cancelled: [Yawa Ylf LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YAWA%20YLF%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N178CD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=178CD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N178CD-2014-04-09

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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-31T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t.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 19941011040549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941011040549I), Oct 11, 1994: Piper PA31T (N178CD), Raleigh-Durham, NC. Unable to move gear handle to up position after takeoff. Returned. Solenoid stuck. Lubricated. Operated normally.

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