# N8470W: 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: June 27, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8470W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8470W

## Aircraft that carried N8470W

- [Cancelled 2013-06-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8470W-2013-06-27): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-2711, built 1965. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Hillsboro, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Hillsboro)

## NTSB investigations on N8470W (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 SEA90LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA013), Nov 12, 1989: Piper PA-28-180 (N8470W), Hillsboro, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL CONTAMINATION AND THE PILOTS LACK OF PEFLIGHT INSPECTION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8470W (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 19891112045009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891112045009A), Nov 12, 1989: Piper PA28180 (N8470W), Hillsboro, OR, Substantial damage. Failed to drain sumps prior takeoff after aircraft sat out in heavy rain. Engine quit on climbout. Crash landed.
- [Incident 19840324021819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840324021819I), Mar 24, 1984: Piper PA28180 (N8470W), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Became flustered when tower reported a 747 was landing behind her. Overcontrolled on touchdown and ground looped.

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