# N8291Z: 1980 Piper PA-28RT-201, registration cancelled 2013-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28RT-201](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (registry code 7102818)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28R-8118022
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 24, 1980
- Certificate issued: October 17, 1986
- Last registry action: March 23, 1991
- Mode S code: AB54DD
- Owners when cancelled: [Spring Ronald L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPRING%20RONALD%20L), [Spring Sharon K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPRING%20SHARON%20K)
- Location: [Fairfield, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Fairfield)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7691° N, 77.3868° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17320, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8291Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8291Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8291Z-2013-05-30

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-28RT-201: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201.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 BFO89FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA003), Oct 21, 1988: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N8291Z), Frederick, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: NONSUBMITTED

## 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 19881021047679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881021047679A), Oct 21, 1988: Piper PA28RT201 (N8291Z), Frederick, MD, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Became disoriented and erratic approach to airport. Turned into mountain. ATC advise to late for pilot.

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