# N8178Y: 1980 Piper PA-32R-301T, registration cancelled 2022-12-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 31, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32R-301T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (registry code 7103220)
- 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-8029074
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 4, 1980
- Certificate issued: September 23, 2019
- Last registry action: September 23, 2019
- Mode S code: AB26E4
- Owner when cancelled: [Fredin Scott W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREDIN%20SCOTT%20W)
- Location: [Windom, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Windom)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.8796° N, 95.1304° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56101, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8178Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8178Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8178Y-2022-12-31

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-32R-301T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-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 CEN21LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA075), Dec 6, 2020: Piper PA32 (N8178Y), Windom, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s spatial disorientation shortly after takeoff into night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in loss of airplane control and subsequent impact with terrain.

## 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 20201206017829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201206017829A), Dec 6, 2020: Piper PA-32R-301T (N8178Y), Windom, MN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. 2020-12-06, N8178Y Piper saratoga, departed runway 35 Windom, MN (kmwm). Time on deck was 0621L. 3 minutes later the aircraft crashed in a plowed farmers field…

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