# N8457W: 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 16, 1995
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8457W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8457W

## Aircraft that carried N8457W

- [Cancelled 1995-08-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8457W-1995-08-16): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 282693. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Walton Al](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALTON%20AL), [Friendswood, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Friendswood)

## NTSB investigations on N8457W (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 FTW91LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA164), Sep 22, 1991: Piper PA-28-180 (N8457W), Friendswood, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS MECHANICAL TURBULENCE CAUSED BY NEARBY BUILDINGS.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8457W (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 19910922042279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910922042279A), Sep 22, 1991: Piper PA28180 (N8457W), Friendswood, TX, Substantial damage. Allowed aircraft to drift off narrow runway on flare. Landed off rough edge of runway. Veered right into a fence.

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