N8327S — 1981 Piper PA-32-301

Aircraft record

Serial number

32-8106039

Manufacturer

Piper

Model

PA-32-301

Year

1981

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Lycoming Io-540 Ser

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N8327S →

Accident & incident history

1. ANC08LA046Apr 1, 2008Koliganek, AKMinor

   The pilot's VFR flight into adverse weather conditions that resulted in a collision with snow-covered terrain during a turn to reverse direction. Factors contributing to the accident were low ceilings, flat lighting conditions, and the snow-covered terrain.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1981 Piper PA-32-301).

1. Jul 2, 2008deregistered — Peninsula Airways Inc

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N8327S was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1981 Piper PA-32-301 above.

• until Jul 2, 1965Cessna 182H (s/n 18256427)

Frequently asked

Has N8327S been in an accident?

Yes. N8327S appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2008.

What kind of aircraft is N8327S?

N8327S is a 1981 Piper PA-32-301 (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 32-8106039.