# N8517F: Piper PA-28-151, registration cancelled 2009-09-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 15, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Registration revoked
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7715277
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 8, 1978
- Last registry action: February 11, 1978
- Mode S code: ABAE62
- Owner when cancelled: [Bob Hays Flight School Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOB%20HAYS%20FLIGHT%20SCHOOL%20INC)
- Location: [Chattanooga, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Chattanooga)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0275° N, 85.1536° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37421, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8517F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8517F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8517F-2009-09-15

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-28-151: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151.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 IAD79FKW08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FKW08), Mar 17, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N8517F), Mcdonald, TN, substantial damage

## 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 19790317004869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790317004869A), Mar 17, 1979: Piper PA28151 (N8517F), Mcdonald, TN, Substantial damage. Aircraft with student and flight instructor struck powerline ground wire during simulated forced landing.

## Other aircraft with N8517F

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8517F): Boeing 737-800, S/N 63594, built 2016
- [Cancelled 1969-04-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8517F-1969-04-25): Bell 47G-4, S/N 3363. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Timbello Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TIMBELLO%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)

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