# N7989C: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: November 19, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7989C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7989C

## Aircraft that carried N7989C

- [Cancelled 2014-11-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7989C-2014-11-19): Piper PA-32-300, S/N 32-7640051, built 1975. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Moreau Lloyd Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOREAU%20LLOYD%20JR), [Colorado Springs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Colorado%20Springs)

## NTSB investigations on N7989C (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 DEN03FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03FA028), Dec 29, 2002: Piper PA-32-300 (N7989C), Steamboat Spgs, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision making resulting in insufficient altitude to fly over the mountain, and the subsequent inadvertent stall/mush into tree covered mountainous terrain.…
- [NTSB ANC82DA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA080), Aug 26, 1982: Piper PA-32 (N7989C), Near Dillingham, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7989C (4)

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 20021229034999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021229034999A), Dec 29, 2002: Piper PA32300 (N7989C), Steamboatspring, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The aircraft departed the steamboat springs (sbs) Colorado airport at approximately 1240MST on a visual flight rules (VFR) flight to canyon city,…
- [Incident 19880702051599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880702051599I), Jul 2, 1988: Piper PA32300 (N7989C), Dillingham, AK, Minor damage. Crashed while attempting to land on beach. Gear hit rock and collapsed.
- [Accident 19820825043049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820825043049A), Aug 25, 1982: Piper PA32300 (N7989C), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Liftoff was near departure end of runway. Wheels struck bushes. Airplanes wheels dug into tundra. Full load.
- [Incident 19780713043879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780713043879I), Jul 13, 1978: Piper PA32300 (N7989C), Peterson Point, AK, Minor damage. Pilot intentionally ground looped after landing on muddy runway, to avoid overshoot.

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