N8700E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-32R-300 built in 1976. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 16, 2015. The last status on file was "second notice for registration renewal".
N8700E is reserved by a private party since June 12, 2026. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on April 12, 2027.
Piper PA-32R-300 cancelled January 16, 2015
- Serial number
- 32R-7680159
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1976
- Last status
- Second notice for registration renewal
- Certificate issued
- February 9, 2012
- Last FAA action
- February 9, 2012
- Last owner
- Fischer Donald J (Individual)
Gettysburg, SD - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N8700E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA 32R-300 · serial 32R-7680159
The pilot's decision to continue the flight into known deteriorating weather conditions at a low altitude and his subsequent failure to remain clear of an unlit wind turbine. Contributing to the accident was the inoperative obstruction light on the wind turbine, which prevented the pilot from visually identifying the wind turbine.
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