N401WS is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piaggio P180 built in 2002. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 2, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Piaggio P180 cancelled March 2, 2018
- Serial number
- 1057
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- 2002
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 4, 2013
- Last FAA action
- September 4, 2013
- Last owner
- Turbine Engine Support LLC (Corporation)
Mesa, AZ - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N401WS
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piaggio P180 · serial 1057
The select/bypass valve's failure to seal correctly because of improper shimming, which resulted in an uncommanded and uncontrollable left turn during landing. Contributing to the accident was the overhaul facility's improper overhaul of the steering manifold.
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
