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N38780

N38780 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-32R-300 built in 1977. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 14, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Piper PA-32R-300 cancelled November 14, 2012

Serial number
32R-7780471
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1977
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
June 17, 1992
Last FAA action
August 9, 2001
Last owner
Guardione Vincent A (Co-owned)
Longmeadow, MA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N38780

BFO94LA038Accident on February 7, 1994 at Norfolk, VA: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-32R-300 · serial 32R-7780471

FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE MOUNTING BOLT WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND SUBSEQUENT ON GROUND COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN.

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