# N8543A: 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 10, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8543A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8543A

## Aircraft that carried N8543A

- [Cancelled 2013-05-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8543A-2013-05-10): Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200, S/N 1102, built 1984. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis)

## NTSB investigations on N8543A (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 ATL87LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA146), May 23, 1987: Consolidated Aeronautics Lake LA-4-200 (N8543A), Sparta, NC, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8543A (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 19870523015819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870523015819A), May 23, 1987: Conaer LA4200 (N8543A), Sparta, NC, Substantial damage. The aircraft hit a wire while attempting a precautionary landing. Weather was deteriorating and fuel getting low.

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