# N81X: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: July 1, 1996
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81X

## Aircraft that carried N81X

- [Cancelled 1996-07-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81X-1996-07-01): Piper PA-28-236, S/N 287911042. Owner: [Dolan Robert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOLAN%20ROBERT), [Hewitt, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Hewitt)
- [Cancelled 1971-09-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81X-1971-09-20): Beech D18S, S/N A-259, built 1946. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Cannavo Frank Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CANNAVO%20FRANK%20JR), [Lester, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lester)

## NTSB investigations on N81X (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC94FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA178), Sep 16, 1994: Piper PA-28-236 (N81X), Vernon, NJ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control which resulted a loss of control and inflight collision with the terrain.
- [NTSB CHI90DEE09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEE09), Aug 5, 1990: Bennert Sidewinder (N81X), Lansing, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR WINDS CONDITIONS ON LANDING APPROACH.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N81X (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19940916028179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940916028179A), Sep 16, 1994: Piper PA28236 (N81X), Vernon, NJ, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Indicates pilot lost control in IMC and dived into a resevior. Low actual IFR time. Classic spatiak disorientation.
- [Accident 19900805033259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900805033259A), Aug 5, 1990: Amtrsy SIDEWINDER (N81X), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Gust of wind slammed homebuilt onto runway on landing. Pilot lost control and aircraft veered off runway.

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