# N8470F: Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 1985-01-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 17, 1985
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7790244
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 1, 1981
- Last registry action: January 17, 1985
- Mode S code: AB9C38
- Owners when cancelled: [Carmichael Cary W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARMICHAEL%20CARY%20W), [Holgate Joseph](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLGATE%20JOSEPH), [Holgate Patricia A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLGATE%20PATRICIA%20A), [Day James H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAY%20JAMES%20H), [Frey Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREY%20CHARLES)
- Location: [Abbeville, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Abbeville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.5951° N, 85.2088° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36310, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8470F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8470F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8470F-1985-01-17

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-28-181: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181.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 ATL81FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA106), Aug 9, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N8470F), Camilla, GA, destroyed, 4 fatal
- [NTSB MIA79DLA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA23), Mar 16, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N8470F), Tallahassee, FL, substantial damage

## 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 19810809050179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810809050179A), Aug 9, 1981: Piper PA28181 (N8470F), Camilla, FL, Destroyed. VFR pilot flew into clouds en route at night in deteriorating weather. Lost control of aircraft. Advised not to go.
- [Accident 19790316004799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790316004799A), Mar 16, 1979: Piper PA28181 (N8470F), Tallahassee, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot taxied into a parked unoccupied aircraft.

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