# N8252W: Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 1997-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 282402
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 18, 1994
- Last registry action: February 19, 1997
- Mode S code: AB4621
- Owner when cancelled: [Cotter Peter J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COTTER%20PETER%20J)
- Location: [Worcester, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Worcester)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2897° N, 71.7878° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01605, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8252W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8252W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8252W-1997-04-30

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-28-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180.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 NYC95LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA187), Aug 12, 1995: Piper PA-28-180 (N8252W), Norfolk, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgement of speed and distance during the landing, which resulted in a runway overrun. Factors relating to the accident were: heavy rain, wet runway, and hydroplaning conditions.

## 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 19950812023229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950812023229A), Aug 12, 1995: Piper PA28180 (N8252W), Norfolk, MA, Substantial damage. Heavy rain turbulence landing. Hydroplaned. Overran runway. Landed fast midfield. Hit fence and trees. Was warned.
- [Incident 19810928066979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810928066979I), Sep 28, 1981: Piper PA28180 (N8252W), Newburyport, MA. Za engine quit. Overshot landing went off end runway. Found #2 cylinder failed.

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