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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8101Z

N8101Z is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Taurinski Bronislaus CHALLENGER. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 2, 1997. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Taurinski Bronislaus CHALLENGER cancelled April 2, 1997

Serial number
CH21288B0372
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 26, 1995
Last FAA action
June 30, 1995
Last owner
Dunning Benjamin W (Individual)
Burlington, CT
Airworthiness
None on file

Piper PA-44-180 cancelled date not given

Serial number
448095006
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
N-number assigned but not yet registered
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Withheld
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N8101Z

BFO95LA060Accident on June 10, 1995 at Burlington, CT: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bronislaus CHALLENGER II · serial CH21288B0372

A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON(S), THE 30-HOUR STUDENT PILOT'S POOR JUDGMENT IN ALLOWING HIMSELF TO RECEIVE DUAL INSTRUCTION IN AN AIRPLANE NOT EQUIPPED WITH DUAL CONNTOLS, THE CFI'S POOR JUDGMENT IN ATTEMPTING TO GIVE INSTRUCTION TO A 30-HR STUDENT PILOT IN THE AIRPLANE, THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, AND THE STUDENT PILOT'S LACK OF FLYING EXPERIENCE.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site