# N8705A: 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: January 17, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8705A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8705A

## Aircraft that carried N8705A

- [Cancelled 2018-01-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8705A-2018-01-17): Beech A35, S/N D2115. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Kolp Robert F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KOLP%20ROBERT%20F), [Whestfield, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Whestfield)

## NTSB investigations on N8705A (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 CHI88FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA001), Oct 4, 1987: Beech A35 (N8705A), Grand Ledge, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8705A (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 19871004058779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871004058779A), Oct 4, 1987: Beech A35 (N8705A), Grand Ledge, MI, Substantial damage. Engine quit in pattern. Crash landed 15 feet short of runway. Switched tanks but failed to use electric fuel pump.
- [Incident 19800606055709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800606055709I), Jun 6, 1980: Beech 35BEECH (N8705A), Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. Pilot unable to get gear locked down, nose gear collapsed on rollout. Nose gear actuating arm broken, old crack.

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