# N8603N: 1971 Piper PA-32-300, registration cancelled 2014-11-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 20, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-7140055
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 27, 1971
- Certificate issued: December 20, 1996
- Last registry action: January 8, 2009
- Mode S code: ABD1A5
- Owner when cancelled: [West Florida Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEST%20FLORIDA%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Clearwater, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Clearwater)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8603N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8603N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8603N-2014-11-20

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-32-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300.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 MIA97FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97FA031), Dec 6, 1996: Piper PA32-300D (N8603N), Reform, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: a complete loss of engine power due to a total failure of both magnetos, and the failure of the pilot-in-command to insure that the airplane was airworthy. The dark night and unsuitable terrain were…

## 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 19961205037239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961205037239A), Dec 5, 1996: Piper PA32300 (N8603N), Reform, AL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Engine quit on night unauthorized ferry flight. Failed to annual plane prior. Flown 30HRS since 1988. Mags failed. (-23) on December 5, 1996, N8603N departed…

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