# N8078J: Piper AEROSTAR 601P, registration cancelled 1983-02-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 2, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Piper AEROSTAR 601P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (registry code 7106012)
- Serial number: 61P05657963245
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: June 18, 1979
- Last registry action: February 2, 1983
- Mode S code: AAFF57
- Owners when cancelled: [Research Group 79 17](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RESEARCH%20GROUP%2079%2017), [Perrin Margaret](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PERRIN%20MARGARET), [Topographic Div](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOPOGRAPHIC%20DIV), [Day James H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAY%20JAMES%20H), [Frey Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREY%20CHARLES)
- Location: [Hayward, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hayward)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 37.6738° N, 122.0878° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94541, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8078J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8078J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8078J-1983-02-02

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 AEROSTAR 601P: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p.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 LAX80FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA045), Feb 4, 1980: Aerostar 601P (N8078J), San Jose, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19800204003139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800204003139A), Feb 4, 1980: Piper PA60601P (N8078J), San Jose, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Vertical impact near airport. On photo mission. Indicates airplane stalled in low level turn. No mechanical defects

## Other aircraft with N8078J

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8078J): Pinckney Leith A ULTRALIGHT, S/N 001

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