# N872SD: 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: June 3, 1998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=872SD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N872SD

## Aircraft that carried N872SD

- [Cancelled 1998-06-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N872SD-1998-06-03): Piper PA-34-200T, S/N 347970319. Owner: [Fab Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAB%20AVIATION%20INC), [Birmingham, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Birmingham)

## NTSB investigations on N872SD (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 MIA97FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97FA040), Dec 16, 1996: Piper PA-34-200T (N872SD), Birmingham, AL, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to follow emergency procedures and feather the malfunctioning engine, which led to a forced landing and subsequent collision with a chimney (residence) and the terrain. His lack…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N872SD (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 19961216039449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961216039449A), Dec 16, 1996: Piper PA34200T (N872SD), Birmingham, AL, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Idled and unairworthy. Lost left engine on climbout. Failed feathe. Below VMC. Crashed. Clogged fuel injectors.

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