# N8770C: Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 1999-03-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 3, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7690162
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 23, 1998
- Last registry action: July 23, 1998
- Mode S code: AC12B2
- Owner when cancelled: [Duncan Jerry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUNCAN%20JERRY)
- Location: [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.6911° N, 97.2615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76119, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8770C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8770C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8770C-1999-03-03

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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-28-181: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181.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 FTW98LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA359), Aug 15, 1998: Piper PA-28-181 (N8770C), Grand Prairie, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to refuel which resulted in the loss of engine power. Factors were the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing, and the dark night light conditions.

## 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 19980815020999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980815020999A), Aug 15, 1998: Piper PA28181 (N8770C), Arlington, TX, Substantial damage. Acft ran out of fuel en route, made emergency landing in the west bound lanes of I20, right wing rode up on a guard rail, right main gear tore off. (-23) on…

## Other aircraft with N8770C

- [Cancelled 1954-09-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8770C-1954-09-24): Piper PA-22, S/N 22-1574. Owner: [Mccluskey Henry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCLUSKEY%20HENRY), [Watkins, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Watkins)

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