# N8688L: 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 15, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8688L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8688L

## Aircraft that carried N8688L

- [Cancelled 2013-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8688L-2013-05-15): Piper PA-25-235, S/N 25-5141, built 1969. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hobbs Lindsay E III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOBBS%20LINDSAY%20E%20III), [Burt, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Burt)

## NTSB investigations on N8688L (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 NYC94LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA098), May 30, 1994: Piper PA-25-235 (N8688L), Burt, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, resulting in an inadvertent stall and collision with trees.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8688L (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 19940529017719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940529017719A), May 29, 1994: Piper PA25235 (N8688L), Burt, NY, Substantial damage. Spraying orchard. Struck trees on a turn around. Failed to maintain speed. Stalled.

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