# N8653C: Piper PA-32R-300, registration cancelled 1978-02-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 9, 1978
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (registry code 7103213)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32R7680131
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 17, 1976
- Mode S code: ABE42E
- Owner when cancelled: [Robert Jen Yen Tchou](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBERT%20JEN%20YEN%20TCHOU)
- Location: [William, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/William)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8653C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8653C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8653C-1978-02-09

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-32R-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-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 IAD77FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA067), Sep 22, 1977: Piper PA-32R (N8653C), Williamson, WV, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19770922039469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770922039469A), Sep 22, 1977: Piper PA32R300 (N8653C), Williamson Wv, WV, Destroyed

## Other aircraft with N8653C

- [Cancelled 1954-01-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8653C-1954-01-21): Piper PA-18-135, S/N 18-2788. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Johnson Sam](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20SAM), [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis)

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