# N8496P: 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 25, 1989
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8496P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8496P

## Aircraft that carried N8496P

- [Cancelled 1989-09-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8496P-1989-09-25): Piper PA-24-400, S/N 2676. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## NTSB investigations on N8496P (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 FTW88LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA076), Mar 3, 1988: Piper PA-24-400 (N8496P), Midland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENCOUNTER WITH SEVERE TURBULENCE WITHIN TOPS OF CONVECTIVE CLOUDS. LEADING TO THIS WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY EVALUATE THE POTENTIAL DANGER OF THE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY, WHICH HE CHOSE TO…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8496P (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 19880303016669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880303016669A), Mar 3, 1988: Piper PA24400 (N8496P), Midland, TX, Substantial damage. Encountered severe turbulence causing structural damage while flying thru top of cumulus cloud. Turbulence forecast

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