# N8981J: 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: March 13, 2000
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8981J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8981J

## Aircraft that carried N8981J

- [Cancelled 2000-03-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8981J-2000-03-13): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-3004. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Harville Lawrence R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARVILLE%20LAWRENCE%20R), [Hurst, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Hurst)

## NTSB investigations on N8981J (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 FTW99LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA230), Aug 21, 1999: Piper PA-28-180 (N8981J), Weatherford, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during the initial takeoff climb for an undetermined reason. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB FTW67D0297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0297), Oct 28, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N8981J), Tahoka, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8981J (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 19990821013269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990821013269A), Aug 21, 1999: Piper PA28180 (N8981J), Weatherford, TX, Substantial damage. Acft took off, cleared a perimeter fence, lost altitude, crashed in a field, and struck a tree. (-23)on August 21, 1999, at 1055 a Piper PA-28-180,…

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