# N8855J: Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 1992-02-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 27, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 282819
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 17, 1987
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: AC3378
- Owners when cancelled: [Dauchy Stuart P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAUCHY%20STUART%20P), [Johnson Rolfe G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20ROLFE%20G)
- Location: [Jamaica, VT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VT/Jamaica)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 43.1027° N, 72.8203° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 05343, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8855J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8855J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8855J-1992-02-27

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-28-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180.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 BFO92FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA005), Oct 31, 1991: Piper PA-28-180 (N8855J), West Wardsboro, VT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE FLIGHT AND WEATHER PLANNING.

## 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 19911031048329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911031048329A), Oct 31, 1991: Piper PA28180 (N8855J), West Wardsboro, VT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Took off into IMC on short hop to another airport. Heard circling in dense fog. Struck trees on mountainside.

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