# N8981C: 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: January 31, 1985
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8981C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8981C

## Aircraft that carried N8981C

- [Cancelled 1985-01-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8981C-1985-01-31): Piper PA-28R-200, S/N 28R-7635187. Administratively canceled. Owner: [Reiss Adolf E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REISS%20ADOLF%20E), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 1953-10-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8981C-1953-10-30): Piper PA-20-135, S/N 20-1043. Exported to Japan. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

## NTSB investigations on N8981C (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 MKC83FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA066), Feb 12, 1983: Piper PA-28R-200 (N8981C), Wichita, KS, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8981C (1)

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 19830211004949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830211004949A), Feb 11, 1983: Piper PA28R200 (N8981C), Wichita, KS, Destroyed. Flew into the ground on a VOR approach. No mechanical defect found. Was below mda at impact point.

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