# N178S: 1976 Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 2012-12-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 7, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 27-7654041
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: January 5, 1979
- Last registry action: March 1, 1988
- Mode S code: A13875
- Location: [Bronston, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Bronston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.9060° N, 84.6397° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 42518, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N178S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=178S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N178S-2012-12-07

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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-23-250: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250.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 FTW87LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA075), Mar 9, 1987: Piper PA-23-250 (N178S), George West, TX, substantial damage

## 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 19870309005019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870309005019A), Mar 9, 1987: Piper PA23250 (N178S), George West, TX, Substantial damage. The engines failed from fuel exhaustion. The aircraft hit wires during landing. Traces of marijuana found in plane.

## Other aircraft with N178S

- [Cancelled 1978-12-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N178S-1978-12-26): Starnes Errol V-9-W RC, S/N 92064, built 1964. Owner: [Starnes Errol E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STARNES%20ERROL%20E), [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

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