# N8689W: Piper PA-28-235, registration cancelled 1968-10-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 24, 1968
- Exported to: South Africa
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-10222
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 18, 1969
- Mode S code: ABF037
- Owner when cancelled: [Piper Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP)
- Location: [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8689W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8689W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8689W-1968-10-24

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-28-235: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235.md

## NTSB investigations (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 FTW66F0268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0268), Aug 16, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N8689W), Comstock, TX, substantial damage

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