# N8796E: Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 1980-05-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 20, 1980
- 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: 287690207
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 22, 1980
- Mode S code: AC1AF4
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Robert C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20ROBERT%20C)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8796E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8796E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8796E-1980-05-20

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-28-181: 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 IAD80FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA035), Apr 1, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N8796E), Elk Garden, WV, destroyed, 2 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 19800401008179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800401008179A), Apr 1, 1980: Piper PA28181 (N8796E), Elk Garden, WV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. VFR pilot was advised bad weather en route. Flew into side of mountain-top obscured by clouds and fog.

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