# N872SD: Piper PA-34-200T, registration cancelled 1998-06-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 3, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 347970319
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 31, 1996
- Last registry action: December 31, 1996
- Mode S code: ABFF58
- Owner when cancelled: [Fab Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAB%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Birmingham, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Birmingham)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5184° N, 86.8101° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 35203, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N872SD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=872SD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N872SD-1998-06-03

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-34-200T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t.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 MIA97FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97FA040), Dec 16, 1996: Piper PA-34-200T (N872SD), Birmingham, AL, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to follow emergency procedures and feather the malfunctioning engine, which led to a forced landing and subsequent collision with a chimney (residence) and the terrain. His lack…

## 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 19961216039449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961216039449A), Dec 16, 1996: Piper PA34200T (N872SD), Birmingham, AL, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Idled and unairworthy. Lost left engine on climbout. Failed feathe. Below VMC. Crashed. Clogged fuel injectors.

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