# N8227Q: 1980 Piper PA-28RT-201, registration cancelled 2013-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28RT-201](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (registry code 7102818)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28R-8018081
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 19, 1980
- Certificate issued: March 23, 1992
- Last registry action: March 23, 1998
- Mode S code: AB3BA5
- Owners when cancelled: [Wellnitz Jerry Neil](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLNITZ%20JERRY%20NEIL), [Wellnitz Frances L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLNITZ%20FRANCES%20L)
- Location: [La Mesa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/La%20Mesa)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7593° N, 116.9971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91941, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8227Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8227Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8227Q-2013-05-30

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-28RT-201: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201.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 LAX97FA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA272), Aug 5, 1997: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N8227Q), Hesperia, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to see-and-avoid high voltage power lines, while coping with a lack of engine power during a go-around in a high density altitude condition. Factors relating to the accident…

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19970805021179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970805021179A), Aug 5, 1997: Piper PA28RT201 (N8227Q), Hesperia, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Made go around. Insufficient power to climbout due density altitude. Jettisoned luggage in attempt gain altitude.
- [Incident 19891112060309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891112060309I), Nov 12, 1989: Piper PA28RT201 (N8227Q), Norman, OK, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on rollout. Pilot stated gear safe light came on then went out. Gear appeared down. Caused not stated.
- [Incident 19860914051509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860914051509I), Sep 14, 1986: Piper PA28RT201 (N8227Q), Coalinga, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on touchdown. Aircraft skidded off the side of the runway. Cause of collapse not reported.

## Other aircraft with N8227Q

- [Cancelled 1971-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8227Q-1971-04-02): Cessna 414, S/N 414-0157. Exported to Austria. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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