N8857P is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-24-260. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 31, 1998. The last status on file was "second attempt to mail the triennial form, no response".
Piper PA-24-260 cancelled August 31, 1998
- Serial number
- 244314
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Second attempt to mail the triennial form, no response
- Certificate issued
- November 2, 1992
- Last FAA action
- May 8, 1998
- Last owner
- Mansour Paul J (Individual)
Warner Robins, GA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8857P
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-24-260 · serial 24-4314
The pilot's poor in-flight planning in attempting to maintain VFR conditions at night over mountainous terrain, and his failure to maintain clearance from the mountain. Contributing to the accident was: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning for not obtaining a formal weather briefing, and his self-induced pressure to arrive before a specific time for the start of a planned event.
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