# N8870W: 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: November 8, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8870W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8870W

## Aircraft that carried N8870W

- [Cancelled 2013-11-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8870W-2013-11-08): Piper PA-28-235, S/N 28-10426, built 1964. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Stubbs Larry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STUBBS%20LARRY), [Hildale, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Hildale)

## NTSB investigations on N8870W (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 SEA96FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA036), Jan 2, 1996: Piper PA-28-235 (N8870W), Lehi, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: continued VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude and/or clearance from mountainous terrain. Factors relating to the…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8870W (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 19960101000029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960101000029A), Jan 1, 1996: Piper PA28235 (N8870W), Lehi, UT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Advised weather en route. Departed VFR dark night over obscured mountains. Low clouds. Blowing snow. Safety ignored.

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