# N8874D: 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: September 11, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8874D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8874D

## Aircraft that carried N8874D

- [Cancelled 2013-09-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8874D-2013-09-11): Piper PA-22-160, S/N 22-6048, built 1958. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Saunders Larry D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAUNDERS%20LARRY%20D), [Amherst, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Amherst)

## NTSB investigations on N8874D (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 BFO90LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA034), Apr 8, 1990: Piper PA-22-150 (N8874D), Lovingston, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT FAILURE TO CLIMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT BECAUSE OF INADEQUATE AIRSPEED. FACTOR WAS UNFAVORABLE WIND AT TAKEOFF.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8874D (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 19900408007659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900408007659A), Apr 8, 1990: Piper PA22150 (N8874D), Lovingston, VA, Substantial damage. Settled back to runway after liftoff and ran off end down embankment. Blamed a tailwind gust. Runway length 1800FT.

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