# N888TP: 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 8, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=888TP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N888TP

## Aircraft that carried N888TP

- [Cancelled 2018-02-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888TP-2018-02-08): Piper PA-32R-301, S/N 3246090, built 1997. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- [Cancelled 1997-04-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888TP-1997-04-25): Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, S/N 1541SA. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Benskin Bros Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENSKIN%20BROS%20INC), [Des Moines, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Des%20Moines)

## NTSB investigations on N888TP (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 CEN14FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA014), Oct 21, 2013: Piper PA 32R-301 (N888TP), Huntsville, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot’s continued flight into an area of known rain with reduced visibility and his failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering the airplane after entering these…
- [NTSB NYC96LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA053), Jan 19, 1996: Mitsubishi MU-2B-6 (N888TP), Allentown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to comply with IFR procedures in that he attempted an instrument approach with visibility below the required minimums, and his delayed execution of a missed approach. A factor was…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N888TP (2)

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 20131021019919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131021019919A), Oct 21, 2013: Piper PA-32R-301 (N888TP), Huntsville, AR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On October 21, 2013, at approximately 1405 central daylight time, a Piper PA-32R-301 airplane, N888TP, impacted trees and terrain during a descent from cruise…
- [Accident 19960118000729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960118000729A), Jan 18, 1996: Mtsbsi MU2B60 (N888TP), Allentown, PA, Substantial damage. Broke out from ILS approach then reentered clouds. Drifted began later missed approach. Hit snowbank. Below minima.

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