N8886
N8886 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-23 built in 1957. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 7, 2015. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Piper PA-23 cancelled May 7, 2015
- Serial number
- 23-1171
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1957
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- January 29, 1987
- Last FAA action
- July 10, 1997
- Last owner
- Barnes Virgil L (Individual)
Ramsey, MN - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N8886
CHI89LA176Accident on August 27, 1989 at Eau Claire, WI: no injuries, substantial damage.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-23-160 · serial 23-1171
INADVERTENT RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR BY THE PILOT. HIS HABIT INTERFERENCE AND LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF AIRCRAFT WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.
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