# N8661W: 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: October 1, 2009
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8661W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8661W

## Aircraft that carried N8661W

- [Cancelled 2009-10-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8661W-2009-10-01): Piper PA-28-235, S/N 28-10794, built 1966. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Hasten Leonard K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HASTEN%20LEONARD%20K), [Mertens, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Mertens)

## NTSB investigations on N8661W (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 ATL87LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA231), Aug 14, 1987: Piper PA-28-235 (N8661W), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8661W (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 19870814045649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870814045649A), Aug 14, 1987: Piper PA28235 (N8661W), Knoxville, TN, Destroyed. Engine quit on initial climbout. Crash landed in river at end of runway. Had leaned mixture control for takeoff.

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