# N8468H: Piper PA-34-220T, registration cancelled 1998-06-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 10, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 348233038
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: August 20, 1996
- Last registry action: August 22, 1996
- Mode S code: AB999B
- Owners when cancelled: [West John L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEST%20JOHN%20L), [West Anne](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEST%20ANNE)
- Location: [Lima, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Lima)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7274° N, 84.1634° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45805, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8468H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8468H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8468H-1998-06-10

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-34-220T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t.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 IAD97FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97FA022), Nov 15, 1996: Piper PA-34-220T (N8468H), West Milton, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control after an undetermined failure of the automatic flight control. A contributing factor was failure of the maintenance technician to have the airplane…
- [NTSB NYC89LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA118), Apr 15, 1989: Piper PA-34-220T (N8468H), W.Mifflin, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER LEVEL OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING AND SUBSEQUENT GEAR COLLAPSE.

## 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 19961115035859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961115035859A), Nov 15, 1996: Piper PA34220T (N8468H), West Milton, OH, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Pilot declared emergency, didn't maintain altitude, crashed. (.4)the pilot and passenger were dropped off to pick up the pilot's airplane, after a new global…
- [Accident 19890415063499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890415063499A), Apr 15, 1989: Piper PA34220T (N8468H), Pittsburgh, PA, Substantial damage. Gear collapsed on landing. Damage indicates a serve drop on landing.

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