# N8521W: Piper PA-28-235, registration cancelled 1992-09-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 26, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2810022
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 8, 1990
- Last registry action: March 31, 1993
- Mode S code: ABB156
- Owners when cancelled: [Whaley Charles S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHALEY%20CHARLES%20S), [Pursley Richard G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PURSLEY%20RICHARD%20G)
- Location: [Warsaw, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Warsaw)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9653° N, 76.7711° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22572, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8521W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8521W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8521W-1992-09-26

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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-28-235: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235.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 BFO90LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA026), Feb 14, 1990: Piper PA-28-235 (N8521W), Tappahannock, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF FIXED BASE OPERATOR (FBO) PERSONNEL TO ASSURE THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FREE OF WATER, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO INSURE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS PROPERLY PREFLIGHTED. SOFT/MARSHY TERRAIN IN…
- [NTSB MKC65F0153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65F0153), Jan 21, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N8521W), Webb City, MO, 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 19900214002219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900214002219A), Feb 14, 1990: Piper PA28235 (N8521W), Tappahannock, VA, Substantial damage. Lost power on takeoff. CFI took over. Landed in marsh. Nosed over. 5 gal of water in fuel system. Water at source.

## Other aircraft with N8521W

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8521W): Air Tractor AT-802A, S/N 802A-0167, built 2004

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