# N478GL: 1978 Piper PA-32RT-300T, registration cancelled 2005-07-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 15, 2005
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32RT-300T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (registry code 7103216)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32R-7887125
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 28, 1978
- Certificate issued: February 6, 2003
- Last registry action: June 30, 2005
- Mode S code: A5DF73
- Owner when cancelled: [Sinn Equipment Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SINN%20EQUIPMENT%20LEASING%20INC)
- Location: [South Pasadena, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/South%20Pasadena)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.7435° N, 82.7244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33707, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N478GL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=478GL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N478GL-2005-07-15

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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-32RT-300T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t.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 FTW80FQD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQD05), Mar 28, 1980: Piper PA-32 (N478GL), El Paso, TX, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Incident 20030812018289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030812018289I), Aug 12, 2003: Piper PA32RT300T (N478GL), St Petersburg, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On August 2, 2003, at 10:11, eastern daylight savings time, a Piper PA-32R-300T, N478GT, registered to sinn equipment leasing, inc., had the nose gear…
- [Accident 19800328007419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800328007419A), Mar 28, 1980: Piper PA32RT300T (N478GL), El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. Stated engine surged. Crashed on a golf course. One tank empty. Selector on full tank. Throttle friction lock worn out.

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