# N8701E: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: May 18, 2007
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8701E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8701E

## Aircraft that carried N8701E

- [Cancelled 2007-05-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8701E-2007-05-18): Piper PA-32R-300, S/N 32R-7680160, built 1976. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Ameriflight Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERIFLIGHT%20INC), [Burbank, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Burbank)
- [Cancelled 1970-06-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8701E-1970-06-30): Boeing 720-025, S/N 18155. Exported to Belgium. Owner: [Boeing Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOEING%20CO), [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)

## NTSB investigations on N8701E (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 LAX04FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA102), Jan 21, 2004: Piper PA-32R-300 (N8701E), Big Pine, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain clearance with mountainous terrain for undetermined reasons.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8701E (2)

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 20040121001339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040121001339A), Jan 21, 2004: Piper PA32R300 (N8701E), Bishop, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On January 21, 2004, about 0845 hours pacific standard time. A Piper PA-32R-300 registered as N8701E was destroyed in the post-impact fire during a…
- [Incident 19990603017169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990603017169I), Jun 3, 1999: Piper PA32R300 (N8701E), El Monte, CA, Minor damage. [privacy data omitted] Fiberglass failed at the junction of the fiberglass and metal strip at bottom of cowling. This failure in flight caused the cowling to…

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