# N83878: 1981 Piper PA-34-220T, registration cancelled 2010-01-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 12, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-34-220T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (registry code 7103420)
- Engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7SO), [TCDS E9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 34-8133097
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 22, 1981
- Certificate issued: December 7, 2006
- Last registry action: December 15, 2009
- Mode S code: AB7980
- Owner when cancelled: [West Central Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEST%20CENTRAL%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Prinsburg, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Prinsburg)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9483° N, 95.1648° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56281, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83878
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=83878
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83878-2010-01-12

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-34-220T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 97ZZZX3025](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX3025), Apr 7, 1997: CRANKSHAFT. BROKE. CRANKSHAFT BROKE AT NR 1 ROD CHEEK RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE HAD A VAR CRANKSHAFT INSTALLED SN J159203. TT 3,295 HOURS.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20080408833009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080408833009I), Apr 8, 2008: Piper PA34220T (N83878), Wahpeton, ND, Minor damage. (-23) After an uneventful landing at the Wahpeton, ND airport, the pilot reported he was taxiing on the runway at low speed when the nose gear collapsed or…
- [Incident 20071030831239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071030831239I), Oct 30, 2007: Piper PA34220T (N83878), Willmar, MN, Minor damage. (-23) Nose gear failed to extend, elected to land on grass runway with gear retracted.
- [Incident 19870717049429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870717049429I), Jul 17, 1987: Piper PA34220T (N83878), Mcgrath, AK, Minor damage. During takeoff from rough runway the right gear was damaged and fell off. Safe landing at destination.

## Other aircraft with N83878

- [Cancelled 1963-10-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83878-1963-10-29): Champion AERONCA 7AC, S/N 7AC-2559. Owner: [Benton George](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENTON%20GEORGE), [Aztec, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Aztec)

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