# N8309L: 1980 Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 2017-10-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 2, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- 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: 28-8190112
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 21, 1980
- Last registry action: October 14, 2016
- Mode S code: AB5BF8
- Location: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0637° N, 93.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55429, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8309L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8309L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8309L-2017-10-02

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 ERA14FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA162), Mar 22, 2014: Piper PA-28-181 (N8309L), Safety Harbor, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment due to cocaine use.
- [NTSB CHI97LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA130), May 13, 1997: Piper PA-28-181 (N8309L), Grayslake, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of the aircraft's speed and runway distance available. Factors were an off-field ditch and a tailwind condition.

## 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 20140322002669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140322002669A), Mar 22, 2014: Piper PA-28-181 (N8309L), Safety Harbor, FL, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Pilot and two female passengers in the back seat of N8309L departed campbell airport, IL (C81) at 19:19 EDT on March 21, 2014. He put 9.4 gal. Of fuel and one…
- [Accident 19970512012919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970512012919A), May 12, 1997: Piper PA28181 (N8309L), Grayslake, IL, Substantial damage. (4.)The pilot stated that on his fourth landing, during a series of night touch and go's, he 'flared the plane and it 'floated' for a long time.' With the end…

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