# N8981W: 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: December 30, 1976
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8981W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8981W

## Aircraft that carried N8981W

- [Cancelled 1976-12-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8981W-1976-12-30): Piper PA-28-235, S/N 28-10814. Owner: [Santa Rosa Lumber Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SANTA%20ROSA%20LUMBER%20INC), [Santa Rosa, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Santa%20Rosa)

## NTSB investigations on N8981W (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 DEN76AD071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD071), Sep 10, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N8981W), Scholle, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8981W (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 19760910035009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760910035009A), Sep 10, 1976: Piper PA28235 (N8981W), Scholle, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal. General disintegration inflight. Tissue fluid alcohol level 97MG . VFR flight not recommended.

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