N8743W is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-235 built in 1964. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 15, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Piper PA-28-235 cancelled May 15, 2013
- Serial number
- 28-10283
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1964
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- March 4, 1987
- Last FAA action
- March 10, 1990
- Last owner
- Garrett Raymond J (Individual)
Elk Grove, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N8743W
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-235 · serial 10283
THE PILOT DECIDED TO OPERATE THE AIRCRAFT WITH A KNOWN ELECTRICAL DEFICIENCY DURING NIGHT INSTRUMENT METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND THE DECISION OF THE PILOT TO CONDUCT A FLIGHT OPERATION IN WHICH HE WAS NOT CERTIFIED. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOTS LACK OF INSTRUMENT FLIGHT 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