# N6870F: Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 1999-01-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 25, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 287790170
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 18, 1995
- Last registry action: May 7, 1997
- Mode S code: A91F96
- Owners when cancelled: [Atkin Air](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATKIN%20AIR), [Atkin Willard Kent](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATKIN%20WILLARD%20KENT), [Atkin Niki](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATKIN%20NIKI)
- Location: [Lincoln, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lincoln)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9228° N, 121.3120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95648, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6870F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6870F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6870F-1999-01-25

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-28-181: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 98ZZZX890](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX890), Feb 14, 1998: ALTERNATOR. FAILED. ALTERNATOR WAS OVERHAULED BY ELECTROSYSTEMS, FAILED AFTER 177 HOURS. ON INSPECTION, FOUND 2 DIODE TABS CRACKED AND ARCING DIODES OBVIOUSLY NOT REPLACED AT OVERH

## 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 LAX99LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA011), Oct 17, 1998: Piper PA-28-181 (N6870F), Shelter Cove, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive airspeed, failure to attain the proper touchdown point, and the delayed decision to initiate a go-around.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19981017029509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981017029509A), Oct 17, 1998: Piper PA28181 (N6870F), Shelter Cove, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. 10/17/98 At 13:51 PDT: landed long, attempted to takeoff with insufficient power and went off the end of the runway, struck a cyclone fence, located across the…

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