# N8TV: 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: January 23, 1981
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8TV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8TV

## Aircraft that carried N8TV

- [Cancelled 1981-01-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8TV-1981-01-23): S N I A S AS350D ASTAR, S/N 1115. Owner: [Belo Broadcasting Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELO%20BROADCASTING%20CORP), [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

## NTSB investigations on N8TV (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 FTW81FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA012), Nov 22, 1980: Aerospatle AS350 (N8TV), Waxahachie, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8TV (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 19801122086669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801122086669A), Nov 22, 1980: Snias AS350C (N8TV), Waxahachie, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Indicates night restricted pilot lost control while flying low in adverse weather. No mechanical problems found.
- [Incident 19800530052319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800530052319I), May 30, 1980: Snias AS350C (N8TV), Celeste, TX. Unscheduled landing made due to engine bumping noise. First stage compressor blade had separated.

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