# N8340Y: 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: May 30, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8340Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8340Y

## Aircraft that carried N8340Y

- [Cancelled 2013-05-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8340Y-2013-05-30): Piper PA-32R-301T, S/N 32R-8129042, built 1981. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Vector Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VECTOR%20CORP), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)
- [Cancelled 1967-04-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8340Y-1967-04-18): Piper PA-30, S/N 30-1486, built 1967. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Moody Walter](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOODY%20WALTER), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

## NTSB investigations on N8340Y (1)

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 ATL94FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA029), Dec 10, 1993: Piper PA-32R-301T (N8340Y), Covington, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: SPATIAL DISORIENTATION EXPERIENCED BY THE PILOT, RESULTING IN HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS WERE THE TOTAL FAILURE OF THE ENGINE DRIVEN VACUUM PUMP, AND THE NIGHT, CLOUD…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8340Y (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 19931210046699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931210046699A), Dec 10, 1993: Piper PA32R301T (N8340Y), Covington, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Reported gyro failed on approach. Lost control. Hit trees. Vacuum pump failed due oil seal leak. Unable part panel.

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