# N8401E: 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: August 6, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8401E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8401E

## Aircraft that carried N8401E

- [Cancelled 2012-08-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8401E-2012-08-06): Piper PA-34-220T, S/N 34-8133135, built 1981. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Ocilla, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Ocilla)
- [Cancelled 1973-07-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8401E-1973-07-20): Bell 47G-3, S/N 2586. Owner: [Reeder Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REEDER%20FLYING%20SERVICE)

## NTSB investigations on N8401E (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 ATL86FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA014), Oct 31, 1985: Piper PA-34-220T (N8401E), Ocilla, GA, destroyed
- [NTSB SEA73FTA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FTA07), May 19, 1973: Bell 47G-3 (N8401E), Moore, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8401E (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 19851030057339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851030057339A), Oct 30, 1985: Piper PA34220T (N8401E), Ocilla, GA, Destroyed. Hit trees after descent below safe altitude. Ability to see instruments in diminished lighting in question.
- [Accident 19730519012669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730519012669A), May 19, 1973: Bell 47G3B1 (N8401E), Moore, MT, Destroyed. Crashed in fld & consumed by fire.

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