# N8603N: 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: November 20, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8603N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8603N

## Aircraft that carried N8603N

- [Cancelled 2014-11-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8603N-2014-11-20): Piper PA-32-300, S/N 32-7140055, built 1971. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [West Florida Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEST%20FLORIDA%20AIR%20INC), [Clearwater, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Clearwater)

## NTSB investigations on N8603N (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 MIA97FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97FA031), Dec 6, 1996: Piper PA32-300D (N8603N), Reform, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: a complete loss of engine power due to a total failure of both magnetos, and the failure of the pilot-in-command to insure that the airplane was airworthy. The dark night and unsuitable terrain were…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8603N (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 19961205037239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961205037239A), Dec 5, 1996: Piper PA32300 (N8603N), Reform, AL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Engine quit on night unauthorized ferry flight. Failed to annual plane prior. Flown 30HRS since 1988. Mags failed. (-23) on December 5, 1996, N8603N departed…

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