# N8073W: Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 1981-01-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 27, 1981
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-2920
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 14, 1980
- Mode S code: AAFEB4
- Owner when cancelled: [Docken Brad O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOCKEN%20BRAD%20O)
- Location: [Coon Rapids, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Coon%20Rapids)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8073W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8073W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8073W-1981-01-27

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-28-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180.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 FTW70D0102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0102), Jul 19, 1969: Piper PA-28 (N8073W), Arlington, TX, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N8073W

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8073W): Beech A36, S/N E-2730, built 1992
- [Cancelled 1990-07-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8073W-1990-07-20): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 288290088. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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