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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8444A

N8444A is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-181 built in 1981. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 4, 2003. The last status on file was "sale reported".

Piper PA-28-181 cancelled September 4, 2003

Serial number
28-8290023
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1981
Last status
Sale reported
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
May 15, 2001
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
San Diego, CA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N8444A

LAX87FA196Accident on April 30, 1987 at Newhall, CA: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-181 · serial 28-8290023

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