# N8253W: 1980 Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 2010-03-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 24, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-8190015
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 11, 1980
- Certificate issued: June 11, 1999
- Last registry action: October 1, 2008
- Mode S code: AB4644
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Desert Pacific Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20DESERT%20PACIFIC%20CORP)
- Location: [La Verne, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/La%20Verne)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1480° N, 117.7667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91750, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8253W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8253W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8253W-2010-03-24

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-28-181: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181.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 LAX01FA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA308), Jun 4, 2001: Piper PA-28-181 (N8253W), Lytle Creek, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate decision to fly into an area of rising 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 20010603014209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010603014209A), Jun 3, 2001: Piper PA28181 (N8253W), Lytle Creek, CA, No damage, 1 fatal. (.19)On June 3, 2001, sometime after 1932 hours pacific daylight time (PDT), a Piper PA-28-181, N8253W, became missing in the vicinity of Lytle Creek,…

## Other aircraft with N8253W

- [Cancelled 1974-12-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8253W-1974-12-31): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-2403. Owner: [Henry Daniel D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HENRY%20DANIEL%20D), [Fernley, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Fernley)

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