# N8895W: Piper PA-28-235, registration cancelled 1998-03-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 17, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 2810458
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 25, 1988
- Last registry action: June 18, 1997
- Mode S code: AC4260
- Owner when cancelled: [Big Spring Flying Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIG%20SPRING%20FLYING%20CLUB)
- Location: [Big Spring, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Big%20Spring)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.2249° N, 101.5274° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79721, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8895W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8895W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8895W-1998-03-17

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 FTW94FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA168), May 21, 1994: Piper PA-28-235 (N8895W), Wingate, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALIGNMENT. FACTORS WERE THE WIND, AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER CORRECTIONS.

## 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 19940521011999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940521011999A), May 21, 1994: Piper PA28235 (N8895W), Wingate, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Drifted over trees on takeoff dropped a wing. Collided with trees. Short strip. Appeared behind power curve.

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