# N8857P: 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: August 31, 1998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8857P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8857P

## Aircraft that carried N8857P

- [Cancelled 1998-08-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8857P-1998-08-31): Piper PA-24-260, S/N 244314. Second triennial mailing, no response. Owner: [Mansour Paul J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MANSOUR%20PAUL%20J), [Warner Robins, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Warner%20Robins)

## NTSB investigations on N8857P (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 MIA97FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97FA097), Mar 15, 1997: Piper PA-24-260 (N8857P), Andrews, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's poor in-flight planning in attempting to maintain VFR conditions at night over mountainous terrain, and his failure to maintain clearance from the mountain. Contributing to the accident…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8857P (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 19970314003139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970314003139A), Mar 14, 1997: Piper PA24260 (N8857P), Andrews, NC, No damage, 2 fatal. (-23) On March 14, 1997, at approximately 8:41PM EST, a Piper PA-24-260, registration number N8857P, registered to private pilot, paul j. mansour crashed into…
- [Incident 19791019053029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791019053029I), Oct 19, 1979: Piper PA24260 (N8857P), Coeur D'Alene, ID, Minor damage. Pilot retracted the gear for go-around, forgot to put it down again.

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