# N8717L: 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: July 18, 1975
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8717L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8717L

## Aircraft that carried N8717L

- [Cancelled 1975-07-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8717L-1975-07-18): Piper PA-25-260, S/N 25-5171. Owner: [Engels Aircraft DBA Joseph T Engels](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ENGELS%20AIRCRAFT%20DBA%20JOSEPH%20T%20ENGELS), [Fairbury, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Fairbury)

## NTSB investigations on N8717L (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 MKC75FCJ57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCJ57), May 22, 1975: Piper PA-25 (N8717L), Fairbury, NE, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8717L (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 19750522014759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750522014759A), May 22, 1975: Piper PA25260 (N8717L), Fairbury, NE, Destroyed. A north-south dual set of pwr lines on e edge of fld. Spray pass to e into earling morning sun.

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