# N8957D: 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=8957D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8957D

## Aircraft that carried N8957D

- [Cancelled 2014-11-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8957D-2014-11-20): Piper PA-22-160, S/N 22-6120, built 1958. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Ripley Jimmy C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RIPLEY%20JIMMY%20C), [Frederick, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Frederick)

## NTSB investigations on N8957D (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 CEN11LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA350), May 20, 2011: Piper PA-22-160 (N8957D), Frederick, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight fire for undetermined reasons.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8957D (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 20110520014949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110520014949A), May 20, 2011: Piper PA-22-160 (N8957D), Frederick, OK, Destroyed. In flight fire started in engine compartment. Pilot landed in a stubble field. He and the one passenger escaped the airplane just before it exploded and burned…

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