# N143FT: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: December 22, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=143FT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N143FT

## Aircraft that carried N143FT

- [Cancelled 2021-12-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N143FT-2021-12-22): Israel Aircraft Industries GULFSTREAM 200, S/N 143. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Forte Aviation Parts Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FORTE%20AVIATION%20PARTS%20INC), [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)
- [Cancelled 1990-12-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N143FT-1990-12-26): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 288216193. Owner: [Naples Air Center Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NAPLES%20AIR%20CENTER%20INC), [Naples, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Naples)

## NTSB investigations on N143FT (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 MIA91FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA011), Oct 16, 1990: Piper PA-28-161 (N143FT), Everglades City, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND HIS SPATIAL DISORIENTATION DURING A NIGHT TAKEOFF OVER WATER.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N143FT (3)

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 19901015046329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901015046329A), Oct 15, 1990: Piper PA28161 (N143FT), Everglades, FL, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Lost horizon reference on night takeoff over water. Impacted water. Cartwheeled.
- [Incident 19870826076169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870826076169I), Aug 26, 1987: Piper PA28161 (N143FT), Fort Myers, FL. Power loss and forced landing due to a piece of felt from carburetor gasket came loose and clogged a carburetor jet
- [Incident 19870311027819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870311027819I), Mar 11, 1987: Piper PA28161 (N143FT), Melbourne, FL, Minor damage. On rollout the right main torque link broke and aircraft settled onto flap. Corrosion a factor.

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