# N8728N: 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: November 15, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8728N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8728N

## Aircraft that carried N8728N

- [Cancelled 2012-11-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8728N-2012-11-15): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-25541, built 1969. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N8728N (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 ATL91LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA179), Sep 21, 1991: Piper PA-28-140 (N8728N), Greenville, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE DUAL STUDENT'S IMPROPER POSITIONING OF THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR HANDLE, AND THE CFI'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF HER STUDENT. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS: THE CFI'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE AS A FLIGHT…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8728N (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 19910921042299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910921042299A), Sep 21, 1991: Piper PA28140 (N8728N), Greenville, SC, Substantial damage. Engine quit on touch and go climbout after student switched tanks. Hit fence landing. Fuel selector between tanks.

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