# N578TP: 1979 Piper PA-44-180, registration cancelled 2003-09-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 19, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-44-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (registry code 7104402)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-360-A1D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (registry code 41504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A19SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A19SO), [TCDS E-286](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-286) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 44-7995254
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 2, 1999
- Certificate issued: June 29, 1999
- Last registry action: September 11, 2001
- Mode S code: A76DD8
- Owner when cancelled: [Airline Transport Professionals Corp Of USA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRLINE%20TRANSPORT%20PROFESSIONALS%20CORP%20OF%20USA)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N578TP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=578TP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N578TP-2003-09-19

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-44-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180.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 ATL03FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA104), Jun 8, 2003: Piper PA-44-180 (N578TP), Battleboro, NC, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The certified flight instructor's (CFI) failure to maintain flying speed that resulted in a stall/spin and the uncontrolled collision with the ground.

## 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 20030608015469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030608015469A), Jun 8, 2003: Piper PA44180 (N578TP), Battleboro, NC, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) N578TP was on a training flight. CFI burgess was instructing. Anderson was receiving instruction in amel CFI. A second student, kerns, was in the rear…

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