# N8801N: 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: October 15, 2002
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8801N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8801N

## Aircraft that carried N8801N

- [Cancelled 2002-10-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8801N-2002-10-15): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-25646, built 1969. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Wahleithner James C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WAHLEITHNER%20JAMES%20C), [Orangevale, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Orangevale)

## NTSB investigations on N8801N (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 LAX02FA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA234), Jul 23, 2002: Piper PA-28-140 (N8801N), Kneeland, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the trees while executing an instrument approach. Contributing factors were the clouds and obscuration weather conditions.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8801N (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 20020723018719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020723018719A), Jul 23, 2002: Piper PA28140 (N8801N), Arcata - Eureka, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) According to the seattle center partial transcript dated July 23, 2002, UTC, 2200UTC N8801N was cleared for an ILS approach for the second time at…

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