# N8261L: Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 1997-10-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 4, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 288190026
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 7, 1983
- Last registry action: July 16, 1997
- Mode S code: AB49AB
- Owner when cancelled: [Dayton Pilots Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAYTON%20PILOTS%20CLUB)
- Location: [Dayton, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Dayton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7589° N, 84.1916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dayton, OH, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8261L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8261L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8261L-1997-10-04

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (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 NYC95FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95FA127), May 29, 1995: Piper PA-28-181 (N8261L), Jefferson Twp, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane which resulted in a collision with terrain during a descent.
- [NTSB ATL88LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA175), May 15, 1988: Piper PA-28-181 (N8261L), Columbus, OH, 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 19950529045489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950529045489A), May 29, 1995: Piper PA28181 (N8261L), Jefferson Towns, OH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Near vertical impact. Indicates lost of control. Overworked fatigued pilot may have fallen asleep. No anomalies. (-23) aircraft observed by numerous witnesses,…
- [Accident 19880515015209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880515015209A), May 15, 1988: Piper PA28181 (N8261L), Columbus, OH, Substantial damage. Landed long and ran off runway. Traveled across grass onto ramp and collided with a parked aircraft.

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