# N8883S: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: February 12, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8883S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8883S

## Aircraft that carried N8883S

- [Cancelled 2021-02-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8883S-2021-02-12): Air Tractor AT-301, S/N 301-0226, built 1979. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Souther Field Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHER%20FIELD%20AVIATION%20INC), [Americus, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Americus)
- [Cancelled 1965-11-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8883S-1965-11-27): Cessna 150, S/N 15062183, built 1966. Owner: [Burke Henry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BURKE%20HENRY), [Newfield, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Newfield)

## NTSB investigations on N8883S (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 CHI96LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA217), Jun 26, 1996: Air Tractor AT-301 (N8883S), Ness City, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of a counterweight bolt in the propeller for reasons undetermined. Factors were the wet landing area and the encounter with unsuitable terrain during the forced landing.
- [NTSB DEN66A0027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66A0027), Oct 14, 1965: Cessna 150E (N8883S), Newton, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8883S (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 19960626015179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960626015179A), Jun 26, 1996: Airtrc AT301 (N8883S), Ness City, KS, Substantial damage. Engine vibrated on spray run. Elected land. Overshot open field. Into wheat. Nosed over. Prop counter weight broke.

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