# N8501P: 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: April 26, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8501P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8501P

## Aircraft that carried N8501P

- [Cancelled 2023-04-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8501P-2023-04-26): Piper PA-24-400, S/N 26-81, built 1964. Owner: [Richmond Ronald L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICHMOND%20RONALD%20L), [Corona Del Mar, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Corona%20Del%20Mar)

## NTSB investigations on N8501P (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 WPR21LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA343), Aug 30, 2021: Piper PA-24-400 (N8501P), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to monitor the environment and maintain a proper glidepath on approach which, resulted in a collision with the airport perimeter fence.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8501P (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 20210830017009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210830017009A), Aug 30, 2021: Piper PA-24-400 (N8501P), Fullerton, CA, Substantial damage. On August 30, 2021 at 2045(zulu) / 1345 (local) PST, Piper comanche (PA-24-400), bearing registration mark N8501P and serial number 26-81 was being flown by…

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