Twin turboprop

N780CA

2005 Piaggio P-180 Avanti

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
1106
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Federal Patriot LLC (LLC)
Based
Afton, WY
Registration record

N780CA on the FAA register

Type
2005 Piaggio P-180 Avanti (FAA: Piaggio P180)
Serial
1106
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66
Registered owner
Federal Patriot LLC
Afton, WY
Certificate issued
2021-02-02
Airworthiness date
2006-04-13
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA90B9
Mode S (octal)
52510271
Seats (type)
11
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,500 nm
Cruise (type)
346 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-02-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N780CA to the current registrant.
  • 2006-04-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2005
    Manufactured (2005).
  • 2003-01-13
    N780CA previously assigned to a Beechcraft KING Air B200 (s/n BB-1547); cancelled.
Overview

About N780CA

N780CA is a 2005 Piaggio P-180 Avanti (FAA model P180), serial number 1106. The FAA register lists Federal Patriot LLC as the registrant in Afton, Wyoming. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 2, 2021 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66 engines and 11 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 346 knots and a range of about 1,500 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 13, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N780CA. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
346 kt
Range
1,500 nm
Power / thrust (each)
850
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,630 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,650 ft
Fuel burn
129 gph

Published figures for the Piaggio P-180 Avanti type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2000-06-29 Accident · Joliet, IL Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CHI00LA176
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft B200 — a different aircraft that carried the N780CA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to obtain fuel and the inadequate preflight planning and preparation by the pilot. Factors to the accident were the fuel exhaustion and the ravine at the end of the runway.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.