# N8266U: Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 1991-03-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 27, 1991
- 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: 288390002
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 25, 1985
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: AB4A62
- Owners when cancelled: [Newton Enterprises](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEWTON%20ENTERPRISES), [Newton John C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEWTON%20JOHN%20C), [Newton Lucille J DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEWTON%20LUCILLE%20J%20DBA)
- Location: [Durango, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Durango)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.5294° N, 107.8215° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81301, within about 16 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8266U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8266U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8266U-1991-03-27

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 DEN88FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA021), Nov 4, 1987: Piper PA-28-181 (N8266U), Durango, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19871104082149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871104082149A), Nov 4, 1987: Piper PA28181 (N8266U), Durango, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Allowed passenger pilot to fly up a canyon to spot elk at a low altitude. Crashed into rising terrain and burned.
- [Incident 19830821047329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830821047329I), Aug 21, 1983: Piper PA28181 (N8266U), Nucla, CO, Minor damage. Improper level off. Bounced on landing. Stated that she encountered some turbulence.

## Other aircraft with N8266U

- [Cancelled 2017-06-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8266U-2017-06-15): Harmon Jack AVID FLYER MARK IV, S/N 1269D, built 2003. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hunsaker Stewart D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUNSAKER%20STEWART%20D), [Smithfield, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Smithfield)
- [Cancelled 1980-09-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8266U-1980-09-04): Douglas DC-8-33, S/N 45388. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Rosenbalm Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROSENBALM%20AVIATION%20INC), [Medford, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Medford)
- [Cancelled 1965-01-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8266U-1965-01-05): Cessna 172F, S/N 17252166. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY)

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