# N3011D: 1978 Piper PA-44-180, registration cancelled 2013-06-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 12, 2013
- 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&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A19SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A19SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 44-7995141
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 15, 1978
- Certificate issued: August 24, 1979
- Last registry action: May 14, 1988
- Mode S code: A32588
- Owner when cancelled: [Midwest Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIDWEST%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC)
- Location: [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7825° N, 87.7708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60638, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3011D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3011D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3011D-2013-06-12

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-44-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180.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 ATL80FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA091), Apr 8, 1980: Piper PA-44 (N3011D), Helen, GA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19800408067789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800408067789A), Apr 8, 1980: Piper PA44180 (N3011D), Helen, GA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Airplane struck trees in remote area no mechanical defects. Was over gross wt, thunderstrm area illegal drug flight
- [Incident 19800406047719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800406047719I), Apr 6, 1980: Piper PA44180 (N3011D), South Bend, IN. Precautionary engine shutdown and landing due to low oil pressure. 80 hours on engine since oil change.

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