# N8886: 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, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8886
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8886

## Aircraft that carried N8886

- [Cancelled 2015-05-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8886-2015-05-07): Piper PA-23, S/N 23-1171, built 1957. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Barnes Virgil L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARNES%20VIRGIL%20L), [Ramsey, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Ramsey)

## NTSB investigations on N8886 (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 CHI89LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA176), Aug 27, 1989: Piper PA-23-160 (N8886), Eau Claire, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADVERTENT RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR BY THE PILOT. HIS HABIT INTERFERENCE AND LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF AIRCRAFT WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8886 (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 19890827035289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890827035289A), Aug 27, 1989: Piper PA23160 (N8886), Eau Claire, WI, Substantial damage. Raised landing gear by mistake instead of flaps on a touch and go landing. Slid off runway on aircrafts belly.

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