# N8981W: Piper PA-28-235, registration cancelled 1976-12-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 30, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-10814
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 1, 1970
- Mode S code: AC659C
- Owner when cancelled: [Santa Rosa Lumber Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SANTA%20ROSA%20LUMBER%20INC)
- Location: [Santa Rosa, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Santa%20Rosa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8981W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8981W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8981W-1976-12-30

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-28-235: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235.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 DEN76AD071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD071), Sep 10, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N8981W), Scholle, NM, 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 19760910035009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760910035009A), Sep 10, 1976: Piper PA28235 (N8981W), Scholle, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal. General disintegration inflight. Tissue fluid alcohol level 97MG . VFR flight not recommended.

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