# N8966W: 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: June 20, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8966W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8966W

## Aircraft that carried N8966W

- [Cancelled 2017-06-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8966W-2017-06-20): Piper PA-28-235, S/N 28-10543, built 1964. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Bryan Greg A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRYAN%20GREG%20A), [Westgate, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Westgate)

## NTSB investigations on N8966W (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 CHI05FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05FA080), Mar 27, 2005: Piper PA-28-235 (N8966W), West Union, IA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff, his failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the takeoff, and the pull-up to avoid obstacles which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Factors associated…
- [NTSB NYC85LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA137), May 30, 1985: Piper PA-28-235 (N8966W), Batavia, NY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8966W (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 20050327004539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050327004539A), Mar 27, 2005: Piper PA28235 (N8966W), West Union, IA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) Aircraft, upon takeoff, rolled southbound on runway 17, went approximately 1/4 mile, then veered right off the runway into the grass. The aircraft…
- [Accident 19850529067549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850529067549A), May 29, 1985: Piper PA28235 (N8966W), Batavia, NY, Substantial damage. Crashed landing on remaining runway after engine quit from undetermined cause on takeoff. Auto fuel in use.

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