# N23887: 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: July 31, 2008
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23887
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23887

## Aircraft that carried N23887

- [Cancelled 2008-07-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23887-2008-07-31): Piper PA-38-112, S/N 38-79A1062, built 1979. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Sportsman Airpark Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPORTSMAN%20AIRPARK%20INC), [Newberg, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Newberg)
- [Cancelled 1970-10-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23887-1970-10-09): Taylorcraft BL-65, S/N 1523, built 1939. Owner: [Ray Roy E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAY%20ROY%20E), [Plateau, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Plateau)

## NTSB investigations on N23887 (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 SEA06LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA005), Oct 15, 2005: Piper PA-38-112 (N23887), Newberg, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain airspeed while on approach for landing resulting in an inadvertent stall. Wind gusts, trees and an undetermined loss of engine power were factors.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N23887 (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 20051015025979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051015025979A), Oct 15, 2005: Piper PA38112 (N23887), Newberg, OR, Destroyed. (-23) On 11/15/2005 at approximately 1237 PST, a Piper PA-38-112, N23887 during instructional flight flew into terrain while maneuvering about Sportsman's…

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