# N39693: 1978 Piper PA-44-180, registration cancelled 2021-07-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 3, 2021
- 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: 44-7995025
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 12, 1978
- Certificate issued: March 4, 2015
- Last registry action: October 19, 2017
- Mode S code: A49CC2
- Owner when cancelled: [Airgo Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRGO%20INC)
- Location: [Centralia, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Centralia)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5110° N, 89.1405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62801, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39693
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39693
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39693-2021-07-03

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 99ZZZX4492](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX4492), Oct 27, 1999: MOUNT. BROKEN. DURING INSPECTION, FOUND RT ENGINE MOUNT BROKEN AT TOP LEFT HAND JUST BELOW LORD MOUNT. CHECKED LT ENGINE AND FOUND CRACK AT SAME LOCATION.

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CEN19LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA142), May 16, 2019: Piper PA44 (N39693), Centralia, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the nose landing gear to extend for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB CHI86LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA125), Apr 22, 1986: Piper PA-44-180 (N39693), Noblesville, IN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20190515006519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190515006519A), May 15, 2019: Piper PA-44-180 (N39693), Centralia, IL, Destroyed. Instructor pilot (ip) and student (st) were conducting landing practice by utilizing touch and go landings. On the seventh downwind the student attempted to…
- [Incident 19890918057039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890918057039I), Sep 18, 1989: Piper PA44180 (N39693), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Right main trunion failed while taxiing to ramp. Found trunion was cracked allowing strut to separate.
- [Accident 19860422067959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860422067959A), Apr 22, 1986: Piper PA44180 (N39693), Noblesville, IN, Substantial damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Investigator discovered that the nose gear assembly bolt was missing.
- [Incident 19830705038339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830705038339I), Jul 5, 1983: Piper PA44180 (N39693), Noblesville, IN, Minor damage. Prior troubles with defective limit switch. Pulled circuit breaker to cut off gear unsafe light. Landed gear up.

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