# N8951N: 1970 Piper PA-32-300, registration cancelled 2013-05-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 17, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212)
- 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: 32-40753
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 16, 1970
- Certificate issued: July 26, 1983
- Last registry action: October 11, 1986
- Mode S code: AC5A6F
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith James E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20JAMES%20E)
- Location: [Mayfield, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Mayfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.7325° N, 88.6399° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 42066, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8951N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8951N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8951N-2013-05-17

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-32-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 96ZZZX1467](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX1467), Mar 1, 1996: ROD BOLT. FAILED. NR 4 TOP ROD BOLT FAILED IN-FLIGHT. SEE AD NOTE 95-7-1 TW SMITH SENT LETTER TO SATISFY AD, THAT BOLT WAS NOT INSTALLED AT ENGINE OVERHAUL. TIME SINCE O/H WAS AB

## 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 ATL96TA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96TA047), Feb 13, 1996: Piper PA-32-300 (N8951N), Windermere, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the use of improper connecting rod bolts, failure of the overhaul facility to record the correct overhaul date on the work orders for the stored connecting rod assemblies, and subsequent failure of…

## 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 19960213001679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960213001679A), Feb 13, 1996: Piper PA32300 (N8951N), Windermere, FL, Substantial damage. Public use for forestery service on a fire spotting mission, engine rough, oil on windscreen landed in orange grove

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