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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8447T

N8447T is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-161. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 25, 1997. 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 August 25, 1997

Serial number
288216025
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
February 12, 1987
Last FAA action
May 21, 1997
Last owner
Thunderbird Aircraft Company (Corporation)
Minneapolis, MN
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N8447T

CHI95LA166Accident on June 3, 1995 at Valparaiso, IN: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-161 · serial 28-8216025

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER EXECUTION OF THE ILS APPROACH. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE FOG AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL FLIGHT TIME IN ACTUAL INSTRUMENT CONDITIONS.

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