# N8954W: 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: July 3, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8954W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8954W

## Aircraft that carried N8954W

- [Cancelled 2013-07-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8954W-2013-07-03): Piper PA-28-235, S/N 28-10527, built 1964. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Desha Krama K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DESHA%20KRAMA%20K), [Aurora, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Aurora)

## NTSB investigations on N8954W (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 FTW95FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA030), Oct 26, 1994: Piper PA-28-235 (N8954W), Aurora, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE CFI's FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS WERE: A DARK, MOONLESS NIGHT WITH NO VISIBLE HORIZON AND RECENCY OF NIGHT EXPERIENCE BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8954W (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 19941025035849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941025035849A), Oct 25, 1994: Piper PA28235 (N8954W), Aurora, CO, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Night checkout. Struck ground during turnout at end of runway. CFI had no recent night experience. Disorientation.

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