# N8304D: 1980 Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 2022-07-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 30, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-8190105
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 21, 1980
- Certificate issued: April 7, 2016
- Last registry action: November 14, 2018
- Mode S code: AB5B42
- Owner when cancelled: [Spirit Auto Brokers](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPIRIT%20AUTO%20BROKERS)
- Location: [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1883° N, 80.1049° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33308, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8304D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8304D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8304D-2022-07-30

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 FTW84LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA334), Aug 2, 1984: Piper PA-28-181 (N8304D), Woodworth, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW81FPJ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPJ36), Aug 22, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N8304D), Blanchard, OK, 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 19840802037009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840802037009A), Aug 2, 1984: Piper PA28181 (N8304D), Woodworth, LA, Substantial damage. Mistook former drag strip for runway. Wheel struck pile of dirt. Dirt piles were hard to see.
- [Accident 19810822050869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810822050869A), Aug 22, 1981: Piper PA28181 (N8304D), Blanchard, OK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted go around after aborted landing, stalled and crashed into trees at end of runway. .

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