# N8880R: 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: May 7, 1997
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8880R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8880R

## Aircraft that carried N8880R

- [Cancelled 1997-05-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8880R-1997-05-07): Downer BELLANCA 14-19-3A, S/N 4242. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Smith Gene](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20GENE), [Indianapolis, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Indianapolis)

## NTSB investigations on N8880R (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 ATL88DMG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DMG05), Apr 8, 1988: Bellanca 14-19-3A (N8880R), Boone, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8880R (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 19880408008119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880408008119A), Apr 8, 1988: Blanca 14193A (N8880R), Boone, NC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into side of a fog obscured mountain only 400 yards below top. Aircraft burned. Had received weather briefing.

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