# N4178R: Piper PA-32-300, registration cancelled 1970-06-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 17, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-40680
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 20, 1969
- Mode S code: A4F1A1
- Owner when cancelled: [Central Dupage Investment Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTRAL%20DUPAGE%20INVESTMENT%20CORP)
- Location: [Wheaton, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Wheaton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4178R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4178R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4178R-1970-06-17

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-32-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300.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 CHI70A0019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70A0019), Oct 3, 1969: Piper PA-32 (N4178R), Bruce, WI, destroyed, 6 fatal

## Other aircraft with N4178R

- [Cancelled 2012-05-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4178R-2012-05-24): Piper PA-34-220T, S/N 3449113, built 1999. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Souther Field Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHER%20FIELD%20AVIATION%20INC), [Americus, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Americus)

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