# N8255N: 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: October 28, 1999
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8255N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8255N

## Aircraft that carried N8255N

- [Cancelled 1999-10-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8255N-1999-10-28): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-25466. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Cherry Capital Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHERRY%20CAPITAL%20AVIATION%20INC), [Traverse City, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Traverse%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N8255N (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 CHI94LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA234), Jul 20, 1994: Piper PA-28-140 (N8255N), Traverse, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: poor preflight planning and preparation by the pilot for not calculating the weight and balance of his airplane before departure. Factors associated with the accident were the airplane's weight and…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8255N (2)

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 19940719018889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940719018889A), Jul 19, 1994: Piper PA28140 (N8255N), Traverse City, MI, Destroyed. Inimal info. Indicates a stall on climbout. Not verified.
- [Incident 19880301013249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880301013249I), Mar 1, 1988: Piper PA28140 (N8255N), Traverse City, MI, Minor damage. On flareout, wind caught the aircraft. Caused pilot to make a hard landing. Failed to compensate for wind gusts.

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