# N8743W: 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: May 15, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8743W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8743W

## Aircraft that carried N8743W

- [Cancelled 2013-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8743W-2013-05-15): Piper PA-28-235, S/N 28-10283, built 1964. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Garrett Raymond J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARRETT%20RAYMOND%20J), [Elk Grove, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Elk%20Grove)

## NTSB investigations on N8743W (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 LAX88FA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA312), Sep 8, 1988: Piper PA-28-235 (N8743W), Camarillo, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT DECIDED TO OPERATE THE AIRCRAFT WITH A KNOWN ELECTRICAL DEFICIENCY DURING NIGHT INSTRUMENT METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND THE DECISION OF THE PILOT TO CONDUCT A FLIGHT OPERATION IN WHICH HE…
- [NTSB UNK65X1009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1009), Dec 14, 1964: Piper PA28 (N8743W), Lumberton, NJ, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8743W (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 19880907038409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880907038409A), Sep 7, 1988: Piper PA28235 (N8743W), Camarillo, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Took off into IMC lost control crashed and burned on climbout. Aircraft generator out dead battery. Used flash light

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