# N8865W: 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: March 18, 1971
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8865W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8865W

## Aircraft that carried N8865W

- [Cancelled 1971-03-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8865W-1971-03-18): Piper PA-28-235, S/N 28-10420, built 1964. Sale reported. Owner: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N8865W (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 UNK65X1219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1219), Jan 3, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N8865W), El Fuerte, Mexico, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB UNK64X4153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4153), Sep 26, 1964: Piper PA28 (N8865W), Kayenta, AZ, substantial damage

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