# N8297P: 1980 Piper PA-34-200T, registration cancelled 2010-04-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 19, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406)
- Engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7SO), [TCDS E9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 34-8170042
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 6, 1980
- Certificate issued: March 16, 2004
- Last registry action: March 16, 2010
- Mode S code: AB55A5
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Glen R Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20GLEN%20R%20JR)
- Location: [Colleyville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Colleyville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8915° N, 97.1497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76034, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8297P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8297P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8297P-2010-04-19

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-34-200T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t.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 CEN10LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA052), Nov 17, 2009: Piper PA-34-200T (N8297P), Saginaw, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain control of the airplane due to a pinched trim system wire that resulted in a runaway nose-down pitch trim.

## 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 20091117053699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091117053699A), Nov 17, 2009: Piper PA-34-200T (N8297P), Fort Worth, TX, Destroyed. On November 17, 2009, a Piper PA-34-200T, N8297P, owned and operated by glen r. smith jr. departed hicks airport (T67) for a pleasure flight. Visual…
- [Incident 19981124042319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981124042319I), Nov 24, 1998: Piper PA34200T (N8297P), Marshall, MN, Minor damage. (-5) Pilot landed on runway 12 with the gear up. Did not lower landing gear. Pilot stated to inspector wasson that he thought the gear warning horn was the…

## Other aircraft with N8297P

- [Cancelled 1964-02-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8297P-1964-02-12): Piper PA-24-250, S/N 24-3489. Exported to Denmark. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

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