# N8895W: 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: March 17, 1998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8895W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8895W

## Aircraft that carried N8895W

- [Cancelled 1998-03-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8895W-1998-03-17): Piper PA-28-235, S/N 2810458. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Big Spring Flying Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIG%20SPRING%20FLYING%20CLUB), [Big Spring, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Big%20Spring)

## NTSB investigations on N8895W (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 FTW94FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA168), May 21, 1994: Piper PA-28-235 (N8895W), Wingate, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALIGNMENT. FACTORS WERE THE WIND, AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER CORRECTIONS.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8895W (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 19940521011999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940521011999A), May 21, 1994: Piper PA28235 (N8895W), Wingate, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Drifted over trees on takeoff dropped a wing. Collided with trees. Short strip. Appeared behind power curve.

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