# N81X: Piper PA-28-236, registration cancelled 1996-07-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 1, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-236](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (registry code 7102815)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 287911042
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 4, 1993
- Last registry action: July 27, 1993
- Mode S code: AB0910
- Owner when cancelled: [Dolan Robert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOLAN%20ROBERT)
- Location: [Hewitt, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Hewitt)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.1737° N, 74.3526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07421, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81X-1996-07-01

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-28-236: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236.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 NYC94FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA178), Sep 16, 1994: Piper PA-28-236 (N81X), Vernon, NJ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control which resulted a loss of control and inflight collision with the terrain.

## 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 19940916028179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940916028179A), Sep 16, 1994: Piper PA28236 (N81X), Vernon, NJ, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Indicates pilot lost control in IMC and dived into a resevior. Low actual IFR time. Classic spatiak disorientation.

## Other aircraft with N81X

- [Cancelled 1971-09-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81X-1971-09-20): Beech D18S, S/N A-259, built 1946. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Cannavo Frank Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CANNAVO%20FRANK%20JR), [Lester, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lester)

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