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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N578TP

N578TP is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-44-180 built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 19, 2003. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Piper PA-44-180 cancelled September 19, 2003

Serial number
44-7995254
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1979
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 29, 1999
Last FAA action
September 11, 2001
Last owner
Airline Transport Professionals CORP Of USA (Corporation)
Wilmington, DE
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N578TP

ATL03FA104Accident on June 8, 2003 at Battleboro, NC: fatal, substantial damage (3 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-44-180 · serial 44-7995254

The certified flight instructor's (CFI) failure to maintain flying speed that resulted in a stall/spin and the uncontrolled collision with the ground.

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