# N8178F: 1980 Piper PA-32-301T, registration cancelled 2013-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-301T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301t) (registry code 7103209)
- 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: 32-8024016
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 3, 1980
- Certificate issued: July 17, 1980
- Last registry action: August 13, 1983
- Mode S code: AB26D3
- Owners when cancelled: [Sunstrom David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUNSTROM%20DAVID), [Berney Peter](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERNEY%20PETER)
- Location: [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7997° N, 111.7410° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84108, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8178F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8178F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8178F-2013-05-13

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-32-301T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301t.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 DEN82DA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA028), Feb 2, 1982: Piper PA-32 (N8178F), Rock Springs, WY, substantial damage

## 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 19820201000259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820201000259A), Feb 1, 1982: Piper PA32301T (N8178F), Rock Springs, WY, Substantial damage. No engine or flight control problems found. Pilot does not recall event.

## Other aircraft with N8178F

- [Cancelled 1973-06-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8178F-1973-06-18): Cessna 150F, S/N 15064278, built 1966. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Engel E W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ENGEL%20E%20W), [Bismarck, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Bismarck)

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