# N8704W: 1964 Piper PA-28-235, registration cancelled 2003-02-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 20, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-10237
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 21, 1964
- Certificate issued: June 16, 2001
- Last registry action: June 16, 2001
- Mode S code: ABF94F
- Owner when cancelled: [Cherokee Flyers](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHEROKEE%20FLYERS)
- Location: [Grand Junction, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Grand%20Junction)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2141° N, 108.5884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81505, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8704W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8704W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8704W-2003-02-20

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 DEN02LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA015), Dec 18, 2001: Piper PA-28-235 (N8704W), Crested Butte, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: a wet brake that later froze resulting in a loss of directional control on landing. A contributing factor was the snow bank.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20011218036429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011218036429A), Dec 18, 2001: Piper PA28235 (N8704W), Crestedbutte, CO, No damage. (-23) On December 18, 2001, at approximately 1045 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-28-2345, N8704W, operated by cherokee flyers, LLC, of grand junction,…

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