# N8103X: 1979 Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 2013-08-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 28, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-8090119
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 26, 1979
- Certificate issued: November 9, 1994
- Last registry action: June 27, 2007
- Mode S code: AB0C33
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Desert Pacific Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20DESERT%20PACIFIC%20CORP)
- Location: [La Verne, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/La%20Verne)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1480° N, 117.7667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91750, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8103X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8103X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8103X-2013-08-28

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-28-181: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181.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 LAX05CA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA301), Sep 17, 2005: Piper PA 28-181 (N8103X), Petaluma, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## 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 20050917020929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050917020929A), Sep 17, 2005: Piper PA28181 (N8103X), Petaluma, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft ran out of fuel, and forced landed with the engine not operating at the Petaluma airport, Petaluma, CA. Aircraft bounced and went off the…
- [Incident 19821029063119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821029063119I), Oct 29, 1982: Piper PA28181 (N8103X), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Unable to stop on runway. Failed to go around. Ran off end of runway. Struck runway sign.

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