# N8074C: 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: May 13, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8074C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8074C

## Aircraft that carried N8074C

- [Cancelled 2013-05-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8074C-2013-05-13): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-7625094, built 1975. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Barry Kelly](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARRY%20KELLY), [Paradise Valley, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Paradise%20Valley)
- [Cancelled 1955-03-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8074C-1955-03-17): Piper PA-18A-135, S/N 18-3474. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Brown Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROWN%20FLYING%20SERVICE), [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)

## NTSB investigations on N8074C (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 LAX96LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA028), Oct 29, 1995: Piper PA-28-140 (N8074C), Congress, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the #3 cylinder exhaust valve. A factor was the pilot's need to perform an evasive maneuver to avoid colliding with an automobile.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8074C (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 19951029034929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951029034929A), Oct 29, 1995: Piper PA28140 (N8074C), Congres, AZ, Substantial damage. Rough engine at cruise. Tried for road. Blocked by auto. NR3 valve broke. Hole in piston. Engine over tbo by 131HRS

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