# N38780: 1977 Piper PA-32R-300, registration cancelled 2012-11-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 14, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (registry code 7103213)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32R-7780471
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 20, 1977
- Certificate issued: June 17, 1992
- Last registry action: August 9, 2001
- Mode S code: A478D4
- Owners when cancelled: [Guardione Vincent A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GUARDIONE%20VINCENT%20A), [Guardione Michael](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GUARDIONE%20MICHAEL)
- Location: [Longmeadow, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Longmeadow)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0457° N, 72.5633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01106, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38780
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38780
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38780-2012-11-14

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-32R-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300.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 BFO94LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA038), Feb 7, 1994: Piper PA-32R-300 (N38780), Norfolk, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE MOUNTING BOLT WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND SUBSEQUENT ON GROUND COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN.

## 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 19940207001589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940207001589A), Feb 7, 1994: Piper PA32R300 (N38780), Norfolk, VA, Substantial damage. Rough runing engine, engine blew cylinder over airport. Overshot runway. Improper weld at cylinder base.
- [Incident 19900323011089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900323011089I), Mar 23, 1990: Piper PA32R300 (N38780), Omaha, NE. Localizer and VOR faulty. Four missed approaches. Low on fuel.ATC declared emergency and pilot landed at Offutt field

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