# N8740Y: 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: July 16, 1996
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8740Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8740Y

## Aircraft that carried N8740Y

- [Cancelled 1996-07-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8740Y-1996-07-16): Piper PA-30, S/N 301894. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Painter Floyd D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAINTER%20FLOYD%20D), [Foley, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Foley)

## NTSB investigations on N8740Y (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 MIA96LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA085), Feb 21, 1996: Piper PA-30-160 (N8740Y), St. Petersburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain the glide slope and becoming distracted by a passenger.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8740Y (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 19960221002409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960221002409A), Feb 21, 1996: Piper PA30 (N8740Y), St Petersburg-C, FL, Substantial damage. During ILS approach impacted in bay short of runway. Failed monitor altitude. Water hard to see in fog and haze.

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