# N8340C: 1975 Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 2013-07-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 29, 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: 28-7690118
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 5, 1976
- Certificate issued: June 6, 1985
- Last registry action: October 20, 2009
- Mode S code: AB6991
- Owner when cancelled: [Flores Richard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLORES%20RICHARD)
- Location: [Philadelphia, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Philadelphia)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0401° N, 75.0196° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19136, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8340C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8340C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8340C-2013-07-29

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 ATL81FKM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKM05), Mar 25, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N8340C), Long Island, NC, substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL80DKM22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DKM22), Aug 5, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N8340C), Liberty, NC, substantial damage

## 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 19810325012329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810325012329A), Mar 25, 1981: Piper PA28181 (N8340C), Statesville, NC, Substantial damage. Landed Long on wet sod runway. Ran off end into brush and trees.
- [Accident 19800805036519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800805036519A), Aug 5, 1980: Piper PA28181 (N8340C), Liberty, NC, Substantial damage. Pilot landing at night on narrow runway. Made hard landing, resulting in substantial damage to airplane.

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