# N8373H: Piper L-21A, registration cancelled 2013-09-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 26, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper L-21A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-l-21a) (registry code 7101814)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18-953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 21, 1958
- Certificate issued: August 3, 1992
- Last registry action: August 21, 2007
- Mode S code: AB7524
- Owners when cancelled: [Booth Jeffrey A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOOTH%20JEFFREY%20A), [Fenton Michael J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FENTON%20MICHAEL%20J)
- Location: [Kenai, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Kenai)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 60.8349° N, 150.7241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99611, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8373H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8373H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8373H-2013-09-26

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 L-21A: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-l-21a.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 ANC95FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FA157), Aug 18, 1995: Piper L-21A (N8373H), Kaktovik, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from mountainous terrain.

## 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 19950818027919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950818027919A), Aug 18, 1995: Piper L21A (N8373H), Kaktovik, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Collided with mountainous rising terrain. Aircraft appeared to be overloaded and unable outclimb terrain.

## Other aircraft with N8373H

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8373H): Bell 212, S/N 5631

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