# N8371H: Piper PA-34-220T, registration cancelled 1999-01-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 26, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-34-220T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (registry code 7103420)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 348133060
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: November 17, 1995
- Last registry action: November 18, 1998
- Mode S code: AB74DE
- Owner when cancelled: [Besa Aircraft Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BESA%20AIRCRAFT%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Gladwyne, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Gladwyne)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0513° N, 75.2776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19035, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8371H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8371H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8371H-1999-01-26

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-34-220T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 NYC98LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA019), Oct 24, 1997: Piper PA-34-220T (N8371H), Philadelphia, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to check the elevator trim prior to takeoff, and his failure to retard the power in a timely manner after touchdown.
- [NTSB NYC92LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA171), Aug 20, 1992: Piper PA-34-200T (N8371H), Bedford, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL DURING THE FLARE, RESULTING IN PORPOISING AND SUBSEQUENT HARD LANDING.
- [NTSB MIA89LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA254), Sep 17, 1989: Piper PA-34-220T (N8371H), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. DARKNESS WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19971024047849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971024047849A), Oct 24, 1997: Piper PA34220T (N8371H), Philadelphia, PA, Substantial damage. (-16) The pilot stated that when the aircraft was on take-off roll from Philadelphia northeast airport runway 33 extra effort was required on the elevators for…
- [Accident 19920820032779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920820032779A), Aug 20, 1992: Piper PA34220T (N8371H), Bedford, MA, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised many times on runway landing. Last porpoise pitched up nose high came down nose first.
- [Accident 19890916035189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890916035189A), Sep 16, 1989: Piper PA34220T (N8371H), Ft Myers, FL, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing. Ruptured nose collapsed left gear.

## Other aircraft with N8371H

- [Cancelled 1969-02-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8371H-1969-02-25): Beech D18S, S/N A-59, built 1946. Owner: [Airplanes Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRPLANES%20INC), [Hominy, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Hominy)

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