# N8898: 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=8898
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8898

## Aircraft that carried N8898

- [Cancelled 2014-11-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8898-2014-11-20): Piper PA-24, S/N 24-3171, built 1962. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Strickfaden Alan C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STRICKFADEN%20ALAN%20C), [Rancho Palos Verde, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Rancho%20Palos%20Verde)

## NTSB investigations on N8898 (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 LAX85FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA137), Feb 9, 1985: Piper PA-24-250 (N8898), Corona, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI77FER04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FER04), Jul 4, 1977: Piper PA-24 (N8898), Superior, WI, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8898 (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 19850209002909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850209002909A), Feb 9, 1985: Piper STCPA24 (N8898), Corona, CA, Destroyed. Lost power during initial climb. Struck trees trying to turn back to runway. Fuel selector may have been on off.
- [Accident 19770704035199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770704035199A), Jul 4, 1977: Piper PA24 (N8898), Superior, MN, Substantial damage. Fuel found in left wing tank,right tank empty.

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