# N8308Y: 1980 Piper PA-28RT-201, registration cancelled 2015-05-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 21, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28RT-201](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (registry code 7102818)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28R-8118039
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 24, 1980
- Last registry action: October 29, 2013
- Mode S code: AB5BE1
- Location: [Greensboro, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Greensboro)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0718° N, 79.9648° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27409, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8308Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8308Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8308Y-2015-05-21

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-28RT-201: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 2012FA0000553](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2012FA0000553), Aug 9, 2012: DOWNLOCK SWITCH. CORRODED. DURING LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, PILOT NOTED A FLICKERING RT MLG LIGHT. RECEIVED VISUAL REPORT OF HIS LANDING GEAR CONDITION FROM PILOTS ABOARD GROUND AND AIRBORN

## 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 CEN12FA425](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA425), Jul 5, 2012: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N8308Y), Mesquite, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right landing gear to fully extend, due to a combination of corrosion, inadequate lubrication, and a misadjusted gear-down limit switch. Contributing to the accident was the…

## 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 20120705017999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120705017999A), Jul 5, 2012: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N8308Y), Mesquite, TX, Substantial damage. The pilot's statement of events reflected that the right main landing gear light was not illuminated while flying in the pattern to landing approach. The pilot…

## Other aircraft with N8308Y

- [Cancelled 1967-11-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8308Y-1967-11-30): Piper PA-30, S/N 30-1447, built 1967. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [The Lance Call Company Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THE%20LANCE%20CALL%20COMPANY%20INC), [Connellsville, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Connellsville)

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