# N8444A: 1981 Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 2003-09-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 4, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-350-series) (registry code 41512)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS TC 227](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20227) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-8290023
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 24, 1981
- Last registry action: May 15, 2001
- Mode S code: AB919A
- Location: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8444A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8444A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8444A-2003-09-04

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 LAX87FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA196), Apr 30, 1987: Piper PA-28-181 (N8444A), Newhall, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## 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 19870429012549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870429012549A), Apr 29, 1987: Piper PA28181 (N8444A), Newhall, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Proceeded into IMC, lost control and crashed on a mountain ridge. Not IFR rated and no weather briefing reported.
- [Incident 19840501021529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840501021529I), May 1, 1984: Piper PA28181 (N8444A), Parker, AZ, Minor damage. Took a shortcut across grass to ramp after landing. Struck an unseen fence.

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