# N8165W: Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 1970-10-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 13, 1970
- 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: 28-2282
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 11, 1966
- Mode S code: AB22C2
- Owner when cancelled: [Tropic Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TROPIC%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Lauderdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8165W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8165W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8165W-1970-10-13

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 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 MIA68A0019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68A0019), Aug 6, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N8165W), destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other aircraft with N8165W

- [Cancelled 2006-05-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8165W-2006-05-16): Beech D55, S/N TE-610, built 1968. Owner: [Krier Joseph C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KRIER%20JOSEPH%20C), [Indianapolis, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Indianapolis)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8165W-undated): Piper PA-32R-301T, S/N 32R8029064. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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