# N1976Y: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: February 12, 1997
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1976Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1976Y

## Aircraft that carried N1976Y

- [Cancelled 1997-02-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1976Y-1997-02-12): Cessna 310R, S/N 310R0041. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Pacific Air Charter Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACIFIC%20AIR%20CHARTER%20INC), [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- [Cancelled 1971-02-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1976Y-1971-02-01): Mooney M20D, S/N 241. Owner: [Wheeless Nathan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHEELESS%20NATHAN), [Meridian, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Meridian)

## NTSB investigations on N1976Y (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX94FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA116), Feb 8, 1994: Cessna 310R (N1976Y), La Jolla, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane. Factors in the accident were the dark night lighting conditions, moderate to severe turbulence, and heavy rain.
- [NTSB FTW65A0108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65A0108), May 1, 1965: Mooney M20 (N1976Y), Jonesboro, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1976Y (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19940207001659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940207001659A), Feb 7, 1994: Cessna 310R (N1976Y), La Jolla, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost control on climbout into area turbulence and heavy rain. Dived into ocean. Airmets for frontal system weather.

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