N8346B is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-161. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 27, 1992. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-28-161 cancelled February 27, 1992
- Serial number
- 288116171
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- December 7, 1987
- Last FAA action
- May 28, 1991
- Last owner
- Island Aviation Services INC (Corporation)
Fernandina Beach, FL - Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna 172 cancelled November 15, 1957
- Serial number
- 36146
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Cessna Aircraft CO (Corporation)
Wichita, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8346B
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-161 · serial 28-8116171
SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO SET THE ALTIMETER TO THE FIELD ELEVATION PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL AND RECENT EXPERIENCE.
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