# N8225J: 1980 Piper PA-32-301, registration cancelled 2013-03-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 20, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-301](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (registry code 7103207)
- 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: 32-8006065
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 11, 1980
- Last registry action: June 16, 1993
- Mode S code: AB3B59
- Location: [Bethal, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Bethal)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 60.7633° N, 161.8694° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99559, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8225J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8225J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8225J-2013-03-20

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-32-301: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301.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 ANC91LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA015), Dec 11, 1990: Piper PA-32 (N8225J), Kongikank, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING APPROACH RESULTING IN AN INADVERRTENT STALL ANND UNCONTROLLED DESCENT INTO THE GROUND.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19901211053799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901211053799A), Dec 11, 1990: Piper PA32301 (N8225J), Kongiganak, AK, Substantial damage. Stalled turning final to align with runway. Landed off side of runway in rough ground and snowbanks.
- [Incident 19870602069419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870602069419I), Jun 2, 1987: Piper PA32301 (N8225J), Monterey, CA, Minor damage. Left wingtip struck a car as aircraft maneuvered to parking.

## Other aircraft with N8225J

- [Cancelled 1979-04-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8225J-1979-04-27): Piper AEROSTAR 600, S/N 60-0627-7961199, built 1979. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORPORATION), [Santa Maria, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Maria)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.