# N8327S: 1981 Piper PA-32-301, registration cancelled 2008-07-02 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: July 2, 2008 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - 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: 32-8106039 - Year built: 1981 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: February 3, 1981 - Certificate issued: November 18, 1992 - Last registry action: October 17, 2006 - Mode S code: AB6326 - Owner when cancelled: [Peninsula Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PENINSULA%20AIRWAYS%20INC) - Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 61.1637° N, 149.9966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99502, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8327S - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8327S - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8327S-2008-07-02 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-32-301: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301.md ## Service difficulty reports (7) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR PNSA070101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA070101), Jan 3, 2007: ALTERNATOR. FAILED. EN ROUTE TO AKN FROM PDB AIRCRAFT HAD AN ALTERNATOR FAILURE AND LOSS RADIOS. PILOT TRIED TO GET LIGHT SIGNAL FROM AKN TOWER WITH NO SUCCESS AND DIVERTED TO 5NK - [SDR PNSA031002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA031002), Oct 18, 2003: MAGNETO. FAILED. DEPARTED DLG AT APPROX 250 AGL ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND LOST PARTIAL POWER. AIRCRAFT MADE UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT AIRPORT. MAINT FOUND RIGHT MAGNETO CAUSED - [SDR PNSA011107](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA011107), Nov 17, 2001: DOUBLER. SEPARATED. PILOTS SIDE WINDOW DURING MODERATE TURBULENCE HAD PREVIOUS REPAIR COME LOOSE. AIRCRAFT REPAIRED BY AKN MAINTENANCE PER AC 43.13 PLEXIGLASS REPAIR PROCEDURE. - [SDR PNSA010601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA010601), Jun 1, 2001: SERVO. FAULTY. ENGINE WAS RUNNING A LITTLE ROUGH DURING CRUISE. AFTER LANDING AT DESTINATION ENGINE RPM WENT TO IDLE AFTER ADVANCING THROTTLE. RETURNED TO BLOCK. REPLACED FUEL - [SDR PNSA000204](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA000204), Feb 9, 2000: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING TAKEOFF, ENGINE STARTED TO CUT OUT. RETURNED TO BASE. ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM AND IGNITION SYSTEM WERE INSPECTED AND FOUND SERVICEABLE NO FAULT FOUND. AIRCRA - [SDR PNSA000106](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA000106), Jan 9, 2000: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. ON SHORT FINAL, ENGINE APPEARED TO SURGE. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. NO FAULT FOUND. PURGED FUEL FLOW SENSE LINE. - [SDR PNSA961105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA961105), Nov 25, 1996: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. PILOT REPORTED ENGINE NO START, REPLACED BATTERY, NO OTHER FAULT FOUND. ## 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 ANC08LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA046), Apr 1, 2008: Piper PA-32 (N8327S), Koliganek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's VFR flight into adverse weather conditions that resulted in a collision with snow-covered terrain during a turn to reverse direction. Factors contributing to the accident were low… - [NTSB ANC93LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA029), Jan 29, 1993: Piper PA-32 (N8327S), Port Heiden, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER INTAKE VALVE STEM. A FACTOR IN THE DEGREE OF DAMAGE THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED IN THE MISHAP WAS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE OFF AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING ON SHOW COVERED… ## FAA accident and incident reports (4) 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 20080401831969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080401831969A), Apr 1, 2008: Piper PA32301 (N8327S), Koliganek, AK, Destroyed. (-23) The pilot stated the weather was going down. He decided to turn around. He thought about calling the village agent to tell him he was returning, but… - [Incident 19981018034159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981018034159I), Oct 18, 1998: Piper PA32301 (N8327S), Egegik, AK, Minor damage. On October 18, 1998, at about 2120 Alaska daylight time, a Piper PA-32-301, N8327S, piloted by george p baumgartner and registered to peninsula airways, inc.,… - [Accident 19930129005629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930129005629A), Jan 29, 1993: Piper PA32301 (N8327S), Port Heiden, AK, Substantial damage. Nr 3 intake valve broke. Valve passed thru piston causing extensive internal engine damage. Landed on frozen tundra - [Incident 19830120003809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830120003809I), Jan 20, 1983: Piper PA32301 (N8327S), Woodbridge, VA, Minor damage. Struck tree tops on approach to a night landing. Went around and landed. NOTAM on tree obstructions. ## Other aircraft with N8327S - [Cancelled 1965-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8327S-1965-07-02): Cessna 182H, S/N 18256427. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita) --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.