# N8991W: 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: August 12, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8991W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8991W

## Aircraft that carried N8991W

- [Cancelled 2022-08-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8991W-2022-08-12): Piper PA-28-235, S/N 28-10571, built 1964. Third renewal notice. Owner: [Cleared For Takeoff LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLEARED%20FOR%20TAKEOFF%20LLC), [Lansing, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Lansing)

## NTSB investigations on N8991W (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 CEN20LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA201), May 31, 2020: Piper PA28 (N8991W), Carlinville, IL, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s attempted recovery from a steep descent which inadvertently exceeded the ultimate load factor of the airframe and resulted in a low-level inflight breakup.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8991W (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 20200531006659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200531006659A), May 31, 2020: Piper PA-28-235 (N8991W), Carlinville, IL, Destroyed, 4 fatal. At around 1546 CST on may 31, 2020 N8991W, a Piper PA-28-235, impacted terrain approximately 2 miles southwest of Carlinville, Illinois. The pilot and 3…

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