# N8731W: 1964 Piper PA-28-235, registration cancelled 2017-07-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 6, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 28-10266
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: September 28, 1998
- Last registry action: November 7, 2001
- Mode S code: AC040B
- Owner when cancelled: [Holloway Matt](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLLOWAY%20MATT)
- Location: [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4335° N, 111.8504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85201, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8731W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8731W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8731W-2017-07-06

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 LAX01LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA147), Apr 14, 2001: Piper PA-28-235 (N8731W), Flagstaff, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during cruise flight for undetermined reasons that resulted in a forced landing in rough terrain.

## 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 20010414006939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010414006939A), Apr 14, 2001: Piper PA28235 (N8731W), Flagstaff, AZ, Substantial damage. (.19) On April 14, 2001, about 1224 hours MST a Piper PA-28-235, N8731W, sustained substantial damage when it made a hard, forced landing on a highway…

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