# N8221W: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: April 29, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8221W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8221W

## Aircraft that carried N8221W

- [Cancelled 2013-04-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8221W-2013-04-29): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-2354, built 1965. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)

## NTSB investigations on N8221W (1)

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 CHI96LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA077), Jan 12, 1996: Piper PA-28-180C (N8221W), West Liberty, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation and an intentional ground loop/swerve. A factor in the accident was the wet grass runway.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8221W (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 19960112000609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960112000609A), Jan 12, 1996: Piper PA28180 (N8221W), West Liberty, IA, Substantial damage. Landed on grass strip, unable to stop at end of runway, hit post with left wing, left wing separated from fuselage.
- [Incident 19940903036659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940903036659I), Sep 3, 1994: Piper PA28180 (N8221W), Washington, IA, Minor damage. Collapsed nose gear on a hard landing. Overstressed.

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