# N8305H: 1980 Piper PA-32-301, registration cancelled 2018-12-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 19, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-301](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (registry code 7103207)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-8106017
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 21, 1980
- Certificate issued: July 26, 2012
- Last registry action: March 18, 2015
- Mode S code: AB5B69
- Owner when cancelled: [Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUTTON%20AIRCRAFT%20SALVAGE%20LLC)
- Location: [Palmer, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Palmer)
- Physical address: [Sutton, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Sutton)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 61.6245° N, 148.9817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99645, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8305H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8305H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8305H-2018-12-19

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-32-301: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301.md

## Service difficulty reports (6)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR PNSA070107](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA070107), Feb 3, 2007: ENGINE. MAKING METAL. DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION FOUND METAL IN FILTER. SUSPECT METAL FROM CAM AND LIFTERS. LYCOMING RECOMMENDED ENGINE BE REMOVED AND SENT TO FACTORY FOR WARRANTY. EN
- [SDR PNSA990603](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA990603), Jun 24, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DURING CRUISE, CHARGING SYSTEM WOULD NOT INDICATE POSITIVE CHARGE RATE. RETURNED TO BASE. REPLACED BATTERY, OPS CHECK OK.
- [SDR PNSA970201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA970201), Feb 7, 1997: SWITCH. SHORTED. SMOKE EMITTING FROM PITOT HEAT SWITCH. RETURNED TO BASE. CHANGED SWITCH, NO OTHER DAMAGE.
- [SDR PNSA1207](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA1207), Dec 26, 1996: SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. STARTER WAS INTERMITTANT, RETURNED TO BASE.
- [SDR PNSA961104](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA961104), Nov 22, 1996: CONTROLS. FROZEN. ELEVATOR TRIM FROZEN, THAWED ICE, LUBED DRUM, CHECKS OK.
- [SDR PNSA961101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA961101), Nov 2, 1996: CONTROLS. LACK OF LUBE. ELEVATOR TRIM STIFF. RETURNED TO AIRPORT.

## 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 ANC10LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10LA032), Apr 26, 2010: Piper PA-32-301 (N8305H), King Cove, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate descent rate during gusty winds while landing, resulting in a hard landing and damage to the airplane.

## 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 20100426033089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100426033089A), Apr 26, 2010: Piper PA-32-301 (N8305H), King Cove, AK, Substantial damage. Most recent METAR information from ena fss for pavc, at 262256Z, included winds 25014G43KT. Above end of runway 25, approx. 500' AGL, lost airspeed, lost…

## Other aircraft with N8305H

- [Cancelled 1949-07-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8305H-1949-07-15): Emigh TROJAN A-2, S/N 8. Owner: [Muzinich Z J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MUZINICH%20Z%20J), [East Salinas, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/East%20Salinas)

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