# N44MC: 1981 Piper PA-34-220T, registration cancelled 2013-06-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-34-220T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (registry code 7103420)
- Engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7SO), [TCDS E9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 34-8133095
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 10, 1981
- Certificate issued: March 3, 2003
- Last registry action: February 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A5495A
- Owner when cancelled: [R & D Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/R%20%26%20D%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Huntington Woods, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Huntington%20Woods)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4819° N, 83.1681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48070, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44MC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=44MC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44MC-2013-06-18

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-34-220T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t.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 WPR10FA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA273), May 30, 2010: Piper PA-34-220T (N44MC), Lincoln, MT, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue flight into an area of low ceilings and low visibility and his failure to maintain sufficient clearance from mountainous terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20100530034869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100530034869A), May 30, 2010: Piper PA-34-220T (N44MC), Lincoln, MT, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Note: times, headings, and altitudes are approximate. On may 30, 2010, at 0845 mountain standard time (MST), Piper PA34-220T, N44MC registered to r&d aviation,…
- [Incident 20070523825649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070523825649I), May 23, 2007: Piper PA34220T (N44MC), Pontiac, MI, No damage. (-23) The incident occurred may 23, 2007 at Pontiac, Michigan. While taxiing to hangar pilot stated "left wing tip of aircraft N44MC clipped the nose (spinner)…
- [Incident 19920415057049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920415057049I), Apr 15, 1992: Piper PA34220T (N44MC), Chicago/Wheelin, IL. Narrative: pilot was making 180 degree turn on runway 6 at fwk to back taxi to taxiway e. pilot underestimated turning radius, one wheel went off runway edge…

## Other aircraft with N44MC

- [Cancelled 2025-09-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44MC-2025-09-27): Hood Tech Corp Mechanical HTMC-40, S/N HTMC-0014. Owner: [Hood Tech Corp Mechanical Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOOD%20TECH%20CORP%20MECHANICAL%20INC), [Hood River, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Hood%20River)

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