# N8730E: 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 8, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8730E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8730E

## Aircraft that carried N8730E

- [Cancelled 2013-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8730E-2013-05-08): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-5752, built 1969. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Reichard Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REICHARD%20AVIATION%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- [Cancelled 2006-04-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8730E-2006-04-10): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-7625151, built 1976. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Reichard Thomas W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REICHARD%20THOMAS%20W), [Fort Washington, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Fort%20Washington)

## NTSB investigations on N8730E (2)

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 NYC05CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA076), Apr 27, 2005: Piper PA-28-140 (N8730E), Indian Head, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance while on final approach, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees. A factor in this accident was the gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB FTW76FRD44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD44), May 9, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N8730E), Lafayette, LA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8730E (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 20050427034289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050427034289A), Apr 27, 2005: Piper PA28140 (N8730E), Indian Head, MD, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft was on a vfr-traffic-pattern final leg. Winds were reported as aligned with the runway in use, which due to the down-sloping terrain at the…
- [Accident 19760509011659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760509011659A), May 9, 1976: Piper PA28140 (N8730E), Lafayette, LA, Substantial damage. Plt stated VOR & comm equip failed. Un locate arpt so lnd on road.r wg hit unk object.

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