# N408DM: 1981 Piper PA-32R-301, registration cancelled 2015-06-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 15, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32R-301](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (registry code 7103218)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32R-8113012
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 13, 1995
- Certificate issued: May 16, 2012
- Last registry action: May 16, 2012
- Mode S code: A4CAB0
- Owner when cancelled: [Rfg LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RFG%20LLC)
- Location: [Waukesha, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Waukesha)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9625° N, 88.4915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53118, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N408DM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=408DM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N408DM-2015-06-15

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-32R-301: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301.md

## NTSB investigations (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 CEN14FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA042), Nov 6, 2013: Piper PA-32R-301 (N408DM), Kirksville, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident were the private pilot's impairment due to a sedating antihistamine and both pilots' fatigue.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20131105022149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131105022149A), Nov 5, 2013: Piper PA-32R-301 (N408DM), Kirksville, MO, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The aircraft was cleared for the GPS approach to runway 18 and progressed on the inbound course until reaching the final approach fix. The aircraft then made…
- [Incident 20130319006309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130319006309I), Mar 19, 2013: Piper PA-32R-301 (N408DM), York, NE, Minor damage. On March 19, 2013 at approximately 10:05 CDT, minneapolis center reported losing radio and transponder contact with N408DM. The aircraft, a Piper PA-32R-301,…

## Other aircraft with N408DM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N408DM): Rheal Comte ZODIAC CH650-B, S/N 65-10781, built 2019

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