# N8266U: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 4
- Last cancelled: June 15, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8266U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8266U

## Aircraft that carried N8266U

- [Cancelled 2017-06-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8266U-2017-06-15): Harmon Jack AVID FLYER MARK IV, S/N 1269D, built 2003. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hunsaker Stewart D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUNSAKER%20STEWART%20D), [Smithfield, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Smithfield)
- [Cancelled 1991-03-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8266U-1991-03-27): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 288390002. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Newton Enterprises](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEWTON%20ENTERPRISES), [Durango, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Durango)
- [Cancelled 1980-09-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8266U-1980-09-04): Douglas DC-8-33, S/N 45388. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Rosenbalm Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROSENBALM%20AVIATION%20INC), [Medford, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Medford)
- [Cancelled 1965-01-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8266U-1965-01-05): Cessna 172F, S/N 17252166. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY)

## NTSB investigations on N8266U (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 DEN88FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA021), Nov 4, 1987: Piper PA-28-181 (N8266U), Durango, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8266U (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 19871104082149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871104082149A), Nov 4, 1987: Piper PA28181 (N8266U), Durango, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Allowed passenger pilot to fly up a canyon to spot elk at a low altitude. Crashed into rising terrain and burned.
- [Incident 19830821047329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830821047329I), Aug 21, 1983: Piper PA28181 (N8266U), Nucla, CO, Minor damage. Improper level off. Bounced on landing. Stated that she encountered some turbulence.

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