N473FT is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-161. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 19, 1994. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Piper PA-28-161 cancelled September 19, 1994
- Serial number
- 288216222
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- December 23, 1986
- Last FAA action
- May 18, 1994
- Last owner
- Florida Institute Of Technology (Corporation)
Melbourne, FL - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N473FT
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-161 · serial 28-8216222
FAILURE OF THE AA-1A PILOT TO SEE-AND-AVOID THE PIPER PA-28 WHICH HAD ENTERED TRAFFIC FIRST. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: FAILURE OF THE PA-28 PILOT TO SEE THE AMERICAN AA-1A, WHEN THE AA-1A WAS ON A BASE LEG AND THE PA-28 WAS FURTHER OUT ON FINAL APPROACH.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site