# N8451E: 1981 Piper PA-32R-301, registration cancelled 2004-11-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 5, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32R-301](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (registry code 7103218)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32R-8113122
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 6, 1981
- Certificate issued: September 14, 2001
- Last registry action: September 21, 2004
- Mode S code: AB94EC
- Owner when cancelled: [Helminiak Richard N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELMINIAK%20RICHARD%20N)
- Location: [Toledo, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Toledo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6642° N, 83.7281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43617, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8451E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8451E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8451E-2004-11-05

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-32R-301: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ATL04LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA126), Jun 14, 2004: Piper PA 32R-301 (N8451E), Baxley, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The mechanical malfunction of the autopilot pitch servo, and the pilot's inability to maintain adequate control pressure to manually retrim the pitch attitude.
- [NTSB CHI99LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA219), Jul 8, 1999: Piper PA-32R (N8451E), Fargo, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel starvation due to the pilot's fuel mismanagement and the pilot's misjudgment of the landing flare.

## 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 20040613030609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040613030609A), Jun 13, 2004: Piper PA32R301 (N8451E), Baxley, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot filed IFR flight plan from kuse to kbhc at 10,000'. Approximately 4.5 hours after departure while in the descent to Baxley (kbhc) the pilot claims…
- [Accident 19990708046229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990708046229A), Jul 8, 1999: Piper PA32R301 (N8451E), Fargo, ND, No damage. (-23) Pilot was executing an ILS-35 approach to Fargo int'l. airport. At approximately 3 miles from the runway threshold the engine sputtered and lost power.…

## Other aircraft with N8451E

- [Cancelled 1962-05-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8451E-1962-05-11): Bell 47G-3B, S/N 2751. Exported to Peru. Owner: [V Zay Smith Associates Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/V%20ZAY%20SMITH%20ASSOCIATES%20INC)

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