# N8981J: Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 2000-03-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 13, 2000
- 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: 28-3004
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 23, 1997
- Last registry action: January 18, 2000
- Mode S code: AC6590
- Owners when cancelled: [Harville Lawrence R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARVILLE%20LAWRENCE%20R), [Privitt Michael](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRIVITT%20MICHAEL), [Clough Jackey](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLOUGH%20JACKEY), [Olsen Kenneth](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OLSEN%20KENNETH), [Beaulieu Walt](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEAULIEU%20WALT)
- Location: [Hurst, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Hurst)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8165° N, 97.1807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76053, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8981J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8981J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8981J-2000-03-13

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (2)

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 FTW99LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA230), Aug 21, 1999: Piper PA-28-180 (N8981J), Weatherford, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during the initial takeoff climb for an undetermined reason. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB FTW67D0297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0297), Oct 28, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N8981J), Tahoka, TX, substantial damage

## 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 19990821013269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990821013269A), Aug 21, 1999: Piper PA28180 (N8981J), Weatherford, TX, Substantial damage. Acft took off, cleared a perimeter fence, lost altitude, crashed in a field, and struck a tree. (-23)on August 21, 1999, at 1055 a Piper PA-28-180,…

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