# N8447T: 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: August 25, 1997
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8447T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8447T

## Aircraft that carried N8447T

- [Cancelled 1997-08-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8447T-1997-08-25): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 288216025. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Thunderbird Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THUNDERBIRD%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)

## NTSB investigations on N8447T (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 CHI95LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA166), Jun 3, 1995: Piper PA-28-161 (N8447T), Valparaiso, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER EXECUTION OF THE ILS APPROACH. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE FOG AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL FLIGHT TIME IN ACTUAL INSTRUMENT CONDITIONS.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8447T (1)

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 19950602022569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950602022569A), Jun 2, 1995: Piper PA28161 (N8447T), Valparaiso, IN, Destroyed. Impacted ground on below minima approach. Saw lights tried land and lost it. Pilot had only 10 hrs actual IFR. (-23) see narrative #CHI95LA166

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