# N8872N: 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: July 23, 1974
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8872N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8872N

## Aircraft that carried N8872N

- [Cancelled 1974-07-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8872N-1974-07-23): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-25735. Owner: [Plymel Bobby](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLYMEL%20BOBBY), [Moultrie, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Moultrie)

## NTSB investigations on N8872N (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 MIA74AM093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM093), May 14, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N8872N), Folkston, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8872N (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 19740515015979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740515015979A), May 15, 1974: Piper PA28140 (N8872N), Folkston, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Student cert not endorsed for xc flt. Plt not qualified for night flt. Flt progressed ovr swamp area

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