# N8488U: 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: May 18, 1994
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8488U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8488U

## Aircraft that carried N8488U

- [Cancelled 1994-05-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8488U-1994-05-18): Cessna 172F, S/N 17252388. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Lafferty Leo](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAFFERTY%20LEO), [Waynesboro, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Waynesboro)

## NTSB investigations on N8488U (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 BFO90LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA020), Jan 10, 1990: Cessna 172 (N8488U), Staunton, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8488U (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 19900110000379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900110000379A), Jan 10, 1990: Cessna 172F (N8488U), Staunton-Waynes, VA, Substantial damage. Lost control landing in gusty crosswind. Ran off runway,down embankment and nosed over.

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