# N8517D: Piper PA-44-180, registration cancelled 1996-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 1996
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-44-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (registry code 7104402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A19SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A19SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 447995312
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 24, 1994
- Last registry action: January 28, 1994
- Mode S code: ABAE60
- Owner when cancelled: [Atlantic Aviation Associates](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATLANTIC%20AVIATION%20ASSOCIATES)
- Location: [Jacksonville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Jacksonville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2655° N, 81.7481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32210, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8517D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8517D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8517D-1996-05-09

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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-44-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180.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 MIA89LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA230), Aug 23, 1989: Piper PA-44-180 (N8517D), St Augustine, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADVERTENT RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR, AND THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT.

## 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.

- [Incident 19910707035829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910707035829I), Jul 7, 1991: Piper PA44180 (N8517D), St Augustine, FL, Minor damage. Landed gear up on simulated single engine landing. Circuit breaker had been pulled by examiner.
- [Accident 19890823034979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890823034979A), Aug 23, 1989: Piper PA44180 (N8517D), St Augustine, FL, Substantial damage. Landed gear up. No malfunctions found

## Other aircraft with N8517D

- [Cancelled 1974-08-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8517D-1974-08-09): Piper PA-22-160, S/N 22-5744, built 1957. Owner: [Kandys Cycle Shop Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KANDYS%20CYCLE%20SHOP%20INC), [Naples, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Naples)

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