# N8318L: 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: April 8, 1991
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8318L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8318L

## Aircraft that carried N8318L

- [Cancelled 1991-04-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8318L-1991-04-08): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 288116122. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Beaver Aviation Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEAVER%20AVIATION%20SERVICE%20INC), [Beaver Falls, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Beaver%20Falls)

## NTSB investigations on N8318L (2)

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 NYC88DGM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88DGM03), Nov 14, 1987: Piper PA-28-161 (N8318L), Spartansburg, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB NYC85LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA069), Feb 21, 1985: Piper PA-28-161 (N8318L), Beaver Falls, PA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8318L (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 19871114064849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871114064849A), Nov 14, 1987: Piper PA28161 (N8318L), Spartansburg, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost control of aircraft in poor visibility. Crashed in an open field. Wreckage indicates aircraft was in a spin.
- [Accident 19850221006099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850221006099A), Feb 21, 1985: Piper PA28161 (N8318L), Beaver Falls, PA, Substantial damage. Student solo landed in crosswind veered off runway into a snowbank. Nosed over. Unskilled in crosswind procedure.

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