N81839 — 1980 Piper PA-28-236

Aircraft record

Serial number

28-8011099

Manufacturer

Piper

Model

PA-28-236

Year

1980

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Lycoming 0-540 Series

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N81839 →

Accident & incident history

1. WPR17FA052Jan 13, 2017Port Orford, ORFatal · 1 fatal

   The pilot's loss of vision during cruise flight, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to fly with a known medical condition.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1980 Piper PA-28-236).

1. Feb 28, 2020deregistered — Wulfenstein Ray

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N81839 was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1980 Piper PA-28-236 above.

• until Jul 14, 1970Aeronca 7AC (s/n 7AC-462)

Frequently asked

Has N81839 been in an accident?

Yes. N81839 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2017.

What kind of aircraft is N81839?

N81839 is a 1980 Piper PA-28-236 (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 28-8011099.

Has N81839 been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N81839 (WPR17FA052) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.