# N8397W: 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: September 3, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8397W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8397W

## Aircraft that carried N8397W

- [Cancelled 2022-09-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8397W-2022-09-03): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-2607, built 1965. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Gann Alex D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GANN%20ALEX%20D), [Eldridge, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Eldridge)

## NTSB investigations on N8397W (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 CEN19TA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19TA112), Mar 29, 2019: Piper PA28 (N8397W), Aberdeen, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in a collision with a fence and impact with terrain during the attempted aborted landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8397W (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 20190329002149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190329002149A), Mar 29, 2019: Piper PA-28-180 (N8397W), Aberdeen, MS, Destroyed. On March 29, 2019,N8397W, PA-28-180 departed hamliton, al (khab) around 5:15 pm local time. Aircraft was enroute to monroe county airport (M40), with two…
- [Incident 19851220068339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851220068339I), Dec 20, 1985: Piper PA28180 (N8397W), Manitowoc, WI, Minor damage. Skidded on takeoff roll and went into deep snow. Wind was gusting and shifting.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.