# N8227L: 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: October 5, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8227L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8227L

## Aircraft that carried N8227L

- [Cancelled 2019-10-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8227L-2019-10-05): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 28-8090327, built 1980. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Dodson International Parts Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DODSON%20INTERNATIONAL%20PARTS%20INC), [Rantoul, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Rantoul)
- [Cancelled 1973-07-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8227L-1973-07-06): Cessna 172H, S/N 17256427, built 1967. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Chatham Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHATHAM%20AVIATION), [Morristown, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Morristown)

## NTSB investigations on N8227L (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 CEN16LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA023), Oct 24, 2015: Piper PA-28-181 (N8227L), New Century, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s application of excessive brake pressure to maintain a safe taxi speed during a long, slightly downhill taxi with a strong quartering tailwind, which resulted in a brake fire.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8227L (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 20151024018539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151024018539A), Oct 24, 2015: Piper PA-28-181 (N8227L), New Century, KS, Substantial damage. Pilot was taxiing on taxiway a at ixd. The pilot advised the tower his brake had locked up and his tire was smoking. The controller observed the aircraft with…
- [Incident 19831223072759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831223072759I), Dec 23, 1983: Piper PA28181 (N8227L), San Jose, CA. Smoke in cockpit behind engine instruments. Shut off electronics. Found a burned fuel gauge coil.

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