# N327ND: 2003 Piper PA-44-180, registration cancelled 2012-11-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 14, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Piper PA-44-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (registry code 7104402)
- Engine: [Lycoming O-360-A1H](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1h) (registry code 42257)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A19SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A19SO), [TCDS E-286](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-286) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 4496174
- Year built: 2003
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 13, 2006
- Certificate issued: August 20, 2003
- Last registry action: August 18, 2009
- Mode S code: A38981
- Owner when cancelled: [University Of North Dakota](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNIVERSITY%20OF%20NORTH%20DAKOTA)
- Location: [Grand Forks, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Grand%20Forks)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 47.9215° N, 97.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 58202, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N327ND
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=327ND
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N327ND-2012-11-14

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 CHI08FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08FA027), Oct 24, 2007: Piper PA-44-180 (N327ND), Browerville, MN, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with at least one Canada goose, and the resulting damage to the left stabilator that caused the airplane to become uncontrollable. Contributing to the accident was the night…

## 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 20071023831269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071023831269A), Oct 23, 2007: Piper PA44180 (N327ND), Browerville, MN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Aircraft crashed near little falls and Browerville, Minnesota and was fatal to both occupants. Circumstances to be determined by NTSB. Item 42, numbers 1…

## Other aircraft with N327ND

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N327ND): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 2881657, built 2023

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