# N81478: Piper PA-32-300, registration cancelled 1997-04-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 18, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 327940278
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 29, 1987
- Last registry action: March 19, 1997
- Mode S code: AB1BA6
- Owners when cancelled: [Heckler John P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HECKLER%20JOHN%20P), [Heckler Clayton T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HECKLER%20CLAYTON%20T)
- Location: [Colmar, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Colmar)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.2725° N, 75.2562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18915, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81478
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81478
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81478-1997-04-18

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 NYC95LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA018), Oct 28, 1994: Piper PA-32-300 (N81478), Pillow, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not attain the proper touchdown point on a grass runway covered with frost, which resulted in inadequate braking, and runway overrun.

## 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 19941028036939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941028036939A), Oct 28, 1994: Piper PA32300 (N81478), Pillow, PA, Substantial damage. Landed fast on frosty wet grass overran runway down a steep bank into trees. Reported brakes operated normal.

## Other aircraft with N81478

- [Cancelled 2013-02-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81478-2013-02-14): Hawker Beechcraft B300, S/N FL-738, built 2010. Owner: [Boeing Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOEING%20COMPANY), [Ridley Park, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Ridley%20Park)

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