# N23687: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: March 19, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23687
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23687

## Aircraft that carried N23687

- [Cancelled 2015-03-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23687-2015-03-19): Piper PA-38-112, S/N 38-81A0154, built 1981. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Western Sun Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTERN%20SUN%20AVIATION%20INC), [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)

## NTSB investigations on N23687 (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 LAX89LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA227), Jun 29, 1989: Piper PA-38-112 (N23687), Julian, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SELECT THE PROPER RUNWAY FOR EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS AND TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND WHEN TOUCHDOWN AT THE PROPER POINT WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N23687 (1)

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 19890628018409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890628018409A), Jun 28, 1989: Piper PA38112 (N23687), Agua Caliente S, CA, Substantial damage. Elected to land at nearby strip due to whining noise in engine. Landed downhill and downwind. Nosed over to stop.

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