# N8951N: 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: May 17, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8951N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8951N

## Aircraft that carried N8951N

- [Cancelled 2013-05-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8951N-2013-05-17): Piper PA-32-300, S/N 32-40753, built 1970. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Smith James E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20JAMES%20E), [Mayfield, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Mayfield)

## NTSB investigations on N8951N (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 ATL96TA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96TA047), Feb 13, 1996: Piper PA-32-300 (N8951N), Windermere, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the use of improper connecting rod bolts, failure of the overhaul facility to record the correct overhaul date on the work orders for the stored connecting rod assemblies, and subsequent failure of…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8951N (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 19960213001679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960213001679A), Feb 13, 1996: Piper PA32300 (N8951N), Windermere, FL, Substantial damage. Public use for forestery service on a fire spotting mission, engine rough, oil on windscreen landed in orange grove

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