# N8AL: 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: October 19, 2011
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8AL

## Aircraft that carried N8AL

- [Cancelled 2011-10-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8AL-2011-10-19): Bosonetto Allen R. THORP T-18, S/N 238, built 1982. Owner: [Charles Patrick L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHARLES%20PATRICK%20L), [Canton, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Canton)

## NTSB investigations on N8AL (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 CEN11FA431](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA431), Jun 29, 2011: Bosonetto Thorp T-18 (N8AL), Howell, MI, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control and airspeed during final approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin at a low altitude.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8AL (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 20110629018199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110629018199A), Jun 29, 2011: Bosonetto Allen R THORP T-18 (N8AL), Howell, MI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flight was for a regulatory flight review for PIC (his flight review expired in April 2011). Flight departed 1D2 at approximately 1830 local and proceeded to…

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