# N8172P: Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 1991-01-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 29, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 288090262
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 27, 1984
- Last registry action: January 4, 1991
- Mode S code: AB2609
- Owners when cancelled: [Cardiff Richard L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARDIFF%20RICHARD%20L), [Holcomb John M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLCOMB%20JOHN%20M)
- Location: [Framingham, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Framingham)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3194° N, 71.4433° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01701, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8172P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8172P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8172P-1991-01-29

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 NYC89LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA039), Nov 26, 1988: Piper PA-28-181 (N8172P), Danielson, CT, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO RECOGNIZE A STALL AND TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION PRIOR TO EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF CONTROL.

## 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 19881126052769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881126052769A), Nov 26, 1988: Piper PA28161 (N8172P), Danielson, CT, Destroyed. Lost control on takeoff,dragged a wing and cartwheeled onto top of a parked aircraft. Evacuated. Both craft burned.

## Other aircraft with N8172P

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8172P): Piper PA-32R-301T, S/N 32R-8129028, built 1981

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