# N30397: Piper PA-44-180, registration cancelled 2000-04-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 6, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-44-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (registry code 7104402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A19SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A19SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 44-7995074
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 4, 1987
- Last registry action: January 18, 2000
- Mode S code: A32E2A
- Owner when cancelled: [Flightsafety International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLIGHTSAFETY%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC)
- Location: [Vero Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Vero%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.6472° N, 80.3931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vero Beach, FL, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30397
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=30397
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30397-2000-04-06

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-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 MIA99LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA128), Apr 14, 1999: Piper PA-44-180 (N30397), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper return to service of a propeller hub by a propeller overhaul company which according to manufacturer's procedures should have been retired due to damage to propeller blades from sudden…

## 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 19990414003489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990414003489A), Apr 14, 1999: Piper PA44180 (N30397), Vero Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Acft left engine detached from the acft, and the pilot made an emergency landing in the woods north of the arpt, other circumstances are unknown.

## Other aircraft with N30397

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30397): Piper PA46-500TP, S/N 4697167, built 2003
- [Cancelled 1970-06-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30397-1970-06-22): Cessna 177A, S/N 17701234, built 1968. Owner: [Mifflin Aircraft Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIFFLIN%20AIRCRAFT%20CO%20INC), [Spokane, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Spokane)

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