# N8173U: 1980 Piper PA-32R-301, registration cancelled 2004-11-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 3, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32R-301](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (registry code 7103218)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32R-8013073
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 29, 1980
- Certificate issued: August 25, 1998
- Last registry action: September 21, 2004
- Mode S code: AB2631
- Owner when cancelled: [Crosswinds Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROSSWINDS%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Bloomington, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Bloomington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4758° N, 88.9699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bloomington, IL, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8173U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8173U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8173U-2004-11-03

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-32R-301: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301.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 NYC04FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA092), Mar 22, 2004: Piper PA-32R-301 (N8173U), Harlan, KY, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to continue VFR flight into IMC conditions and his failure to maintain terrain clearance, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Factors were night, snow and…

## 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 20040321004529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040321004529A), Mar 21, 2004: Piper PA32R301 (N8173U), Harlan, KY, Destroyed, 6 fatal. (-23) Aircraft departed udg (darlington, SC) to bloomington, IL (bmi) enroute to bmi. The plane was reported overdue and search initiated. Wreckage was located…

## Other aircraft with N8173U

- [Cancelled 1972-03-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8173U-1972-03-30): Cessna 172F, S/N 17252073. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Morton Robert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MORTON%20ROBERT%20J), [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)

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