# N8648N: 1971 Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 2019-01-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 7, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7105149
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 11, 1971
- Certificate issued: June 4, 2015
- Last registry action: June 4, 2015
- Mode S code: ABE130
- Owner when cancelled: [Alsworth Glen R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALSWORTH%20GLEN%20R)
- Location: [Port Alsworth, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Port%20Alsworth)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 60.1578° N, 154.3406° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99653, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8648N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8648N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8648N-2019-01-07

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-28-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180.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 ANC17FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17FA010), Dec 7, 2016: Piper PA 28-180 (N8648N), Port Alsworth, AK, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: Undetermined due to a lack of physical evidence.

## 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 20161207024239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161207024239A), Dec 7, 2016: Piper PA-28-180 (N8648N), Port Alsworth, AK, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Unofficial weather conditions reported by a pilot that landed approximately 09:30 am local (AKST) at Port Alsworth was Port Alsworth Airport was VFR and clear…

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