# N8659L: 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 8, 2009
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8659L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8659L

## Aircraft that carried N8659L

- [Cancelled 2009-09-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8659L-2009-09-08): Piper PA-25-235, S/N 25-5107, built 1969. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Howell Billy DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOWELL%20BILLY%20DBA), [Bainbridge, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Bainbridge)

## NTSB investigations on N8659L (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 ATL93LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA121), Jul 2, 1993: Piper PA-25-235 (N8659L), Bainbridge, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM THE GROUND.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8659L (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 19930702022249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930702022249A), Jul 2, 1993: Piper PA25235 (N8659L), Bainbridge, GA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Practice ag ops. CFI on ground saw student fail to recover from nose down procedure turn. Impact indicates stall.

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