# N8981C: Piper PA-28R-200, registration cancelled 1985-01-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 31, 1985
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28R-7635187
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 24, 1981
- Last registry action: January 31, 1985
- Mode S code: AC658A
- Owners when cancelled: [Reiss Adolf E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REISS%20ADOLF%20E), [Reiss Joan M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REISS%20JOAN%20M), [Helmer Directional Drilling Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELMER%20DIRECTIONAL%20DRILLING%20INC), [Farkas Robert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARKAS%20ROBERT%20J), [Franz Robert H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRANZ%20ROBERT%20H)
- Location: [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7512° N, 97.2782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67220, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8981C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8981C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8981C-1985-01-31

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-28R-200: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200.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 MKC83FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA066), Feb 12, 1983: Piper PA-28R-200 (N8981C), Wichita, KS, destroyed

## 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 19830211004949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830211004949A), Feb 11, 1983: Piper PA28R200 (N8981C), Wichita, KS, Destroyed. Flew into the ground on a VOR approach. No mechanical defect found. Was below mda at impact point.

## Other aircraft with N8981C

- [Cancelled 1953-10-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8981C-1953-10-30): Piper PA-20-135, S/N 20-1043. Exported to Japan. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

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