# N401WS: 2002 Piaggio P180, registration cancelled 2018-03-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 2, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piaggio P180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piaggio-p180) (registry code 6960204)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-66) (registry code 52206)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A59EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A59EU), [TCDS E26NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E26NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1057
- Year built: 2002
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 1, 2008
- Certificate issued: September 4, 2013
- Last registry action: September 4, 2013
- Mode S code: A4B25D
- Owner when cancelled: [Turbine Engine Support LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TURBINE%20ENGINE%20SUPPORT%20LLC)
- Location: [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5119° N, 111.5794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85215, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N401WS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=401WS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N401WS-2018-03-02

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 Piaggio P180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piaggio-p180.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 GQRR201306292920](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GQRR201306292920), Oct 31, 2012: MANIFOLD. FAILED. ON LANDING ROLL OUT THE ACFT SUFFERED AN UNCOMMANDED STEERING INPUT, THE ACFT EXITED THE RUNWAY AND WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED. SUBSEQUENT TESTING POINTS TO A FAILURE 

## 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 CEN13FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA038), Oct 31, 2012: Piaggio P180 (N401WS), Boyne City, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The select/bypass valve's failure to seal correctly because of improper shimming, which resulted in an uncommanded and uncontrollable left turn during landing. Contributing to the accident was the…

## 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 20121031024019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121031024019A), Oct 31, 2012: Piaggio P180 (N401WS), Boyne City, MI, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed to the left of runway 27 and came to rest at airport boundary fence and ditch that runs parallel to the fence. Nose wheels were buried in the…

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