N8309L is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-181 built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 2, 2017. The last status on file was "sale reported".
Piper PA-28-181 cancelled October 2, 2017
- Serial number
- 28-8190112
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1980
- Last status
- Sale reported
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- October 14, 2016
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Crystal, MN - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N8309L
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-181 · serial 28-8190112
The pilot's inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment due to cocaine use.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-181 · serial 28-8190112
the pilot's misjudgment of the aircraft's speed and runway distance available. Factors were an off-field ditch and a tailwind condition.
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