# N8359B: 1981 Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 2015-05-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 11, 2015
- 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 0-360-A1D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (registry code 41504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS E-286](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-286) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-8190193
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 26, 1981
- Certificate issued: May 13, 1981
- Last registry action: August 2, 1984
- Mode S code: AB6E82
- Owners when cancelled: [Pinkham Michael S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PINKHAM%20MICHAEL%20S), [Rock Peter T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROCK%20PETER%20T), [Schorpp Herbert G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHORPP%20HERBERT%20G)
- Location: [Gypsum, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Gypsum)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7795° N, 107.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81637, within about 16 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8359B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8359B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8359B-2015-05-11

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 (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 DEN85FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA102), Mar 22, 1985: Piper PA-28-181 (N8359B), Vail, CO, destroyed, 2 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 19850321009239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850321009239A), Mar 21, 1985: Piper PA28181 (N8359B), Vail, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck trees in mountainous area of rising terrain at night. Fuel supply may have been exhausted. Weather a factor.

## Other aircraft with N8359B

- [Cancelled 1957-11-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8359B-1957-11-15): Cessna 172, S/N 36159. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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