# N8338N: 1981 Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 2013-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2013
- 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: 28-8190169
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 17, 1981
- Certificate issued: August 22, 1981
- Last registry action: December 14, 1985
- Mode S code: AB66FC
- Owners when cancelled: [Nankivil Gilbert A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NANKIVIL%20GILBERT%20A), [Nankivil Ruth M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NANKIVIL%20RUTH%20M)
- Location: [Bettendorf, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Bettendorf)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 41.5692° N, 90.4715° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52722, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8338N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8338N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8338N-2013-05-30

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-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 LAX86FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA107), Feb 7, 1986: Piper PA-28-181 (N8338N), Fort Bragg, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## 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 19860206002279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860206002279A), Feb 6, 1986: Piper PA28181 (N8338N), Ft Bragg, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Descended into trees shortly after takeoff from unlit runway. No ground lights. Pilot had been drinking.

## Other aircraft with N8338N

- [Cancelled 1968-10-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8338N-1968-10-07): Beech 95-B55 (T42A), S/N TC-1124. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Air Capital International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20CAPITAL%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [Augusta, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Augusta)

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