# N8072X: Piper PA-28-236, registration cancelled 1995-10-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 4, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-236](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (registry code 7102815)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 287911308
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 16, 1991
- Last registry action: November 16, 1994
- Mode S code: AAFE92
- Owners when cancelled: [Harris Carl M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARRIS%20CARL%20M), [Bishop Robert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BISHOP%20ROBERT)
- Location: [Rush, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Rush)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9838° N, 77.6785° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14543, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8072X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8072X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8072X-1995-10-04

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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-28-236: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236.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 NYC95FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95FA181), Aug 3, 1995: Piper PA-28-236 (N8072X), Rehoboth, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent flight into hazardous weather, which subsequently resulted in exceeding the design stress limits of the airplane and an in-flight breakup. Factors relating to the accident…

## 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 19950803021629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950803021629A), Aug 3, 1995: Piper PA28236 (N8072X), Rehoboth, MA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into edge of level five thunderstorm. Came apart in air. NWS failed issue SIGMET. Warned pilot. To slow turn.
- [Incident 19900612032059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900612032059I), Jun 12, 1990: Piper PA28236 (N8072X), Honeoye Falls, NY, Minor damage. Made a hard landing and the nose landing gear collapsed.

## Other aircraft with N8072X

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8072X): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 1493, built 1990

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.