# N178SB: Piper PA-34-200T, registration cancelled 2018-03-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 12, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406)
- Engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7SO), [TCDS E9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 34-7870206
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 28, 1978
- Certificate issued: February 5, 2014
- Last registry action: August 20, 2015
- Mode S code: A13877
- Owner when cancelled: [Suncoast Wings Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUNCOAST%20WINGS%20INC)
- Location: [Palm Harbor, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Palm%20Harbor)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 28.0933° N, 82.6894° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34685, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N178SB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=178SB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N178SB-2018-03-12

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-34-200T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t.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 ERA14CA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA406), Aug 11, 2014: Piper PA 34-200T (N178SB), Gainesville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.

## 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 20140811018609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140811018609A), Aug 11, 2014: Piper PA-34-200T (N178SB), Gainsville, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot was on a IFR flight plan from dts to his home base fmy when weather began to deteriorate along his planned route. He canceled his IFR flight plan and…

## Other aircraft with N178SB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N178SB): Mitsubishi MU-2B-40, S/N 435 S.A.

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