# N8731W: 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 6, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8731W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8731W

## Aircraft that carried N8731W

- [Cancelled 2017-07-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8731W-2017-07-06): Piper PA-28-235, S/N 28-10266, built 1964. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Holloway Matt](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLLOWAY%20MATT), [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)

## NTSB investigations on N8731W (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 LAX01LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA147), Apr 14, 2001: Piper PA-28-235 (N8731W), Flagstaff, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during cruise flight for undetermined reasons that resulted in a forced landing in rough terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8731W (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 20010414006939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010414006939A), Apr 14, 2001: Piper PA28235 (N8731W), Flagstaff, AZ, Substantial damage. (.19) On April 14, 2001, about 1224 hours MST a Piper PA-28-235, N8731W, sustained substantial damage when it made a hard, forced landing on a highway…

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