# N8297X: Piper PA-32-301, registration cancelled 1994-10-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 7, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-301](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (registry code 7103207)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 328006077
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 5, 1988
- Last registry action: August 17, 1994
- Mode S code: AB55AD
- Owner when cancelled: [Peninsula Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PENINSULA%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1637° N, 149.9966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99502, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8297X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8297X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8297X-1994-10-07

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-32-301: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301.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 ANC94FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94FA080), Jul 11, 1994: Piper PA-32-301 (N8297X), Portage Creek, AK, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION, AND HIS FAILURE TO ENSURE THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS WITHIN ITS GROSS WEIGHT AND CENTER-OF-GRAVITY LIMITS, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INABILITY TO…

## 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 19940711018149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940711018149A), Jul 11, 1994: Piper PA32301 (N8297X), Portage Creek, AK, Substantial damage, 3 fatal. Tried depart gravel runway upgrade downwind and 400LBS over gross. Unable climb. Crash half mile off end runway.

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