# N8257A: 1980 Piper PA-32-301, registration cancelled 2009-06-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 15, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- 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: 32-8006096
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 22, 1980
- Last registry action: May 18, 2009
- Mode S code: AB46BC
- Location: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8257A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8257A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8257A-2009-06-15

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 (2)

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 ANC93LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA037), Feb 27, 1993: Piper PA-32-301 (N8257A), Egegik, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THAT THE LIFT OFF AIRSPEED WAS NOT ATTAINED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND BECAUSE OF THE SNOW COVERED RUNWAY.
- [NTSB LAX80FUJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUJ07-127776), Oct 24, 1980: Piper PA-32 (N8257A), Scottsdale, AZ, substantial damage

## 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 19930227003959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930227003959A), Feb 27, 1993: Piper PA32301 (N8257A), Egegik, AK, Substantial damage. Unable flying speed taking off on inch slush. Did not abort but tried jump off with full flaps. Hit bushes at end.
- [Accident 19801024059109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801024059109A), Oct 24, 1980: Piper PA32R301 (N8257A), Scottsdale, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during rollout on landing.

## Other aircraft with N8257A

- [Cancelled 1953-01-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8257A-1953-01-07): Cessna 170B, S/N 25109. 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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