# N8304F: 1982 Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 2020-02-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 3, 2020
- 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: 28-8390012
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 19, 1982
- Certificate issued: February 9, 2000
- Last registry action: September 27, 2016
- Mode S code: AB5B44
- Owner when cancelled: [Dulles Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DULLES%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Manassas, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Manassas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7461° N, 77.4877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20110, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8304F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8304F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8304F-2020-02-03

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-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 ERA17CA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA186), May 21, 2017: Piper PA 28-181 (N8304F), Bristow, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s and pilot’s mismanagement of the available fuel, which resulted in exhaustion of the fuel in the selected fuel tank and a subsequent total loss of engine power.

## 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 20170521005849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170521005849A), May 21, 2017: Piper PA-28-181 (N8304F), Bristow, VA, Substantial damage. CFI was giving a flight review to a private pilot. After the third take-off from rwy 16R, the engine quit at about 800 feet MSL. The CFI took control of the…

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