N8400A is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-161 built in 1981. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 21, 2013. The last status on file was "first notice for re-registration or renewal".
Piper PA-28-161 cancelled August 21, 2013
- Serial number
- 28-8116249
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1981
- Last status
- First notice for re-registration or renewal
- Certificate issued
- February 1, 1991
- Last FAA action
- December 15, 2009
- Last owner
- Chandler Air Service INC (Corporation)
Chandler, AZ - Airworthiness
- Standard · Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N8400A
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-161 · serial 28-8116249
The student pilot's delay in initiating the go-around, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight and delayed remedial action. Contributing to the accident were the momentary failure of the engine to respond, the failure of both the student and the instructor to adhere to the operator's procedures, and the rough/uneven terrain.
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