N8178Y is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-32R-301T built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 31, 2022. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
N8178Y is reserved by a private party since December 31, 2022. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Piper PA-32R-301T cancelled December 31, 2022
- Serial number
- 32R-8029074
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1980
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 23, 2019
- Last FAA action
- September 23, 2019
- Last owner
- Fredin Scott W (Individual)
Windom, MN - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N8178Y
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA32 · serial 32R8029074
The pilot’s spatial disorientation shortly after takeoff into night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in loss of airplane control and subsequent impact with 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