# N8859Y: 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: May 15, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8859Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8859Y

## Aircraft that carried N8859Y

- [Cancelled 2013-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8859Y-2013-05-15): Piper PA-39, S/N 39-14, built 1970. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Bryant Edward G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRYANT%20EDWARD%20G), [East Chicago, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/East%20Chicago)

## NTSB investigations on N8859Y (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 CHI79FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA072), Sep 2, 1979: Piper PA-39 (N8859Y), Bloomfield Twp, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8859Y (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 19790902034051A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790902034051A), Sep 2, 1979: Piper PA39 (N8859Y), Bloomfield, WI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft struck bottom of another aircraft approaching airport for landing.

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