# N6870F: 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: January 25, 1999
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6870F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6870F

## Aircraft that carried N6870F

- [Cancelled 1999-01-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6870F-1999-01-25): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 287790170. Owner: [Atkin Air](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATKIN%20AIR), [Lincoln, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lincoln)

## NTSB investigations on N6870F (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 LAX99LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA011), Oct 17, 1998: Piper PA-28-181 (N6870F), Shelter Cove, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive airspeed, failure to attain the proper touchdown point, and the delayed decision to initiate a go-around.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6870F (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 19981017029509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981017029509A), Oct 17, 1998: Piper PA28181 (N6870F), Shelter Cove, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. 10/17/98 At 13:51 PDT: landed long, attempted to takeoff with insufficient power and went off the end of the runway, struck a cyclone fence, located across the…

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