# N8447B: 1981 Piper PA-28-236, registration cancelled 2018-01-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 26, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-236](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (registry code 7102815)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-8211007
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 9, 1981
- Certificate issued: January 8, 1992
- Last registry action: February 25, 1998
- Mode S code: AB9204
- Owners when cancelled: [Gygax Michael](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GYGAX%20MICHAEL), [Gygax Linda](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GYGAX%20LINDA)
- Location: [Fremont, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fremont)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.5014° N, 121.9568° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94538, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8447B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8447B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8447B-2018-01-26

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-28-236: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236.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 LAX97FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA047), Nov 21, 1996: Piper PA-28-236 (N8447B), Lost Hills, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which led to spatial disorientation and loss of aircraft control, and the pilot exceeding the aircraft's design stress…

## 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 19961121036189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961121036189A), Nov 21, 1996: Piper PA28236 (N8447B), Lost Hills, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft came apart in air. Clouds rain in area. Design load exceeded. Possible spiral dive and abrupt pull up.

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