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N278PL

N278PL is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-600TP built in 2023. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 21, 2023 when the aircraft was exported to Poland. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.

N278PL is reserved by a private party since December 21, 2023. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-600TP cancelled December 21, 2023

Serial number
4698278
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Turboprop
Year built
2023
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Poland
Certificate issued
December 5, 2023
Last FAA action
December 5, 2023
Last owner
Globe Aero LLC (LLC)
Lakeland, FL
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

Cirrus Design Corp SR22T cancelled July 27, 2010

Serial number
0007
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Poland
Certificate issued
June 28, 2010
Last FAA action
June 28, 2010
Last owner
Cirrus Design (Corporation)
Duluth, MN
Airworthiness
None on file

Diamond Aircraft DA20-A1 cancelled April 28, 2003

Serial number
10278
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1997
Last status
Second attempt to mail the triennial form, no response
Certificate issued
July 17, 1997
Last FAA action
August 9, 2000
Last owner
Interstate Aircraft Sales & Leasing INC (Corporation)
Sanford, FL
Airworthiness
Standard · Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N278PL

IAD97LA107Accident on August 10, 1997 at Slatington, PA: serious injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 20-A1 · serial 10278

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/ preparation which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site