# N8098Q: 1979 Piper PA-28RT-201, registration cancelled 2003-06-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 18, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28RT-201](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (registry code 7102818)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28R-8018001
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 22, 1979
- Certificate issued: May 6, 1987
- Last registry action: June 17, 2003
- Mode S code: AB06CB
- Owner when cancelled: [A R C Mechanical Contractors](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/A%20R%20C%20MECHANICAL%20CONTRACTORS)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8098Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8098Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8098Q-2003-06-18

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-28RT-201: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201.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 NYC03LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA072), Mar 27, 2003: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N8098Q), Berlin, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection which led to an unsecured cowling and loss of aircraft control. Factors were the pilot's diverted attention and the unsecured cowling.

## 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 20030327017699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030327017699A), Mar 27, 2003: Piper PA28RT201 (N8098Q), Berlin, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated that the engine cowling came loose during takeoff. At 300 feet AGL, the pilot turned back to the runway and made an extremely hard…

## Other aircraft with N8098Q

- [Cancelled 2018-08-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8098Q-2018-08-10): Destiny Powered Parachute XLT POWERED PARACHUT XLT, S/N 4C0617. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Cochran Eric](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COCHRAN%20ERIC), [Port Allen, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Port%20Allen)

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