# N8789W: Piper PA-28-235, registration cancelled 1980-10-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 10, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-10337
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 16, 1973
- Mode S code: AC17B6
- Owner when cancelled: [Mitchell Marion P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MITCHELL%20MARION%20P)
- Location: [Marseilles, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Marseilles)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8789W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8789W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8789W-1980-10-10

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-28-235: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235.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 IAD78FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA094), Aug 13, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N8789W), Hemlock, WV, destroyed, 4 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 19780813037819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780813037819A), Aug 13, 1978: Piper PA28235 (N8789W), Hemlock, WV, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Plt had 25HRS simulated instrument instruction. General disintegra.

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