# N8701E: 1976 Piper PA-32R-300, registration cancelled 2007-05-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 18, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (registry code 7103213)
- 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: 32R-7680160
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 1, 1976
- Certificate issued: April 20, 1993
- Last registry action: April 19, 2005
- Mode S code: ABF8D6
- Owner when cancelled: [Ameriflight Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERIFLIGHT%20INC)
- Location: [Burbank, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Burbank)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1758° N, 118.3475° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91505, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8701E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8701E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8701E-2007-05-18

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 LAX04FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA102), Jan 21, 2004: Piper PA-32R-300 (N8701E), Big Pine, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain clearance with mountainous terrain for undetermined reasons.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20040121001339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040121001339A), Jan 21, 2004: Piper PA32R300 (N8701E), Bishop, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On January 21, 2004, about 0845 hours pacific standard time. A Piper PA-32R-300 registered as N8701E was destroyed in the post-impact fire during a…
- [Incident 19990603017169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990603017169I), Jun 3, 1999: Piper PA32R300 (N8701E), El Monte, CA, Minor damage. [privacy data omitted] Fiberglass failed at the junction of the fiberglass and metal strip at bottom of cowling. This failure in flight caused the cowling to…

## Other aircraft with N8701E

- [Cancelled 1970-06-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8701E-1970-06-30): Boeing 720-025, S/N 18155. Exported to Belgium. Owner: [Boeing Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOEING%20CO), [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)

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