# N178RB: 1978 Piper PA-32-300, registration cancelled 2013-08-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 6, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-7840178
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 10, 1978
- Certificate issued: November 27, 1978
- Last registry action: April 28, 1997
- Mode S code: A1385E
- Owner when cancelled: [Baird Robert M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAIRD%20ROBERT%20M)
- Location: [East Stroudsburg, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/East%20Stroudsburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0424° N, 75.1758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18301, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N178RB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=178RB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N178RB-2013-08-06

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-32-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300.md

## NTSB investigations (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 NYC82FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA009), Nov 15, 1981: Piper PA-32 (N178RB), Mount Pocono, PA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## 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.

- [Accident 19811115074109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811115074109A), Nov 15, 1981: Piper PA32300 (N178RB), Mount Pocono, PA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Struck trees on VOR approach. Windshear, turbulence in area. Pilot not approved for IFR flight under FAR 135.

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