# N888R: 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 12, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=888R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N888R

## Aircraft that carried N888R

- [Cancelled 2017-07-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888R-2017-07-12): Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, S/N AA5B0332, built 1976. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Cheyenne Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHEYENNE%20AIR%20INC), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)

## NTSB investigations on N888R (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 FTW96LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA019), Oct 19, 1995: Grumman American AA-5B (N888R), Waller, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot misjudging distance and airspeed resulting in his failure to attain the proper touchdown point.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N888R (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 19951019047449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951019047449A), Oct 19, 1995: Gulstm AA5B (N888R), Waller, TX, Substantial damage. Lost power at cruise. Vectored to airport overshot runway landing struck tree. Stored for three yrs. Ferry permit.

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