# N81EU: 1997 Scherer Thomas EUROPA, registration cancelled 2015-05-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 19, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Scherer Thomas EUROPA](https://openairdocs.org/model/scherer-thomas-europa) (registry code 056047Y)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: UK81
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 16, 1997
- Certificate issued: October 2, 1997
- Last registry action: February 17, 2009
- Mode S code: AB077A
- Owner when cancelled: [Scherer Thomas](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHERER%20THOMAS)
- Location: [Rochester Hills, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Rochester%20Hills)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.7241° N, 83.1483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48306, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81EU
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81EU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81EU-2015-05-19

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 Scherer Thomas EUROPA: https://openairdocs.org/model/scherer-thomas-europa.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 SEA07LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA066), Feb 25, 2007: Scherer Europa (N81EU), Upland, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate condition inspection and subsequent loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of a blocked fuel filter.

## 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 20070225003939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070225003939A), Feb 25, 2007: Amtr EUROPA* (N81EU), Upland, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft lost power on takeoff and made forced landing in field off end of runway.

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