# N8897E: 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: November 20, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8897E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8897E

## Aircraft that carried N8897E

- [Cancelled 2014-11-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8897E-2014-11-20): Piper PA-28-151, S/N 28-7615171, built 1976. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Bennett Jimmy E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENNETT%20JIMMY%20E), [Lancaster, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lancaster)

## NTSB investigations on N8897E (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 CHI78FEE34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE34), Apr 22, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N8897E), Grayslake, IL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8897E (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 19780422022959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780422022959A), Apr 22, 1978: Piper PA28151 (N8897E), Grayslake, IL, Substantial damage. Rt fuel tank contained 10-15 gal,lt tank empty. Fuel selector founsitioned to lt tank.

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