# N8444A: 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 4, 2003
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8444A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8444A

## Aircraft that carried N8444A

- [Cancelled 2003-09-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8444A-2003-09-04): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 28-8290023, built 1981. Sale reported. Owner: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)

## NTSB investigations on N8444A (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 LAX87FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA196), Apr 30, 1987: Piper PA-28-181 (N8444A), Newhall, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8444A (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 19870429012549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870429012549A), Apr 29, 1987: Piper PA28181 (N8444A), Newhall, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Proceeded into IMC, lost control and crashed on a mountain ridge. Not IFR rated and no weather briefing reported.
- [Incident 19840501021529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840501021529I), May 1, 1984: Piper PA28181 (N8444A), Parker, AZ, Minor damage. Took a shortcut across grass to ramp after landing. Struck an unseen fence.

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