# N8868Y: 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: June 17, 1976
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8868Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8868Y

## Aircraft that carried N8868Y

- [Cancelled 1976-06-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8868Y-1976-06-17): Piper PA-39, S/N 39-23. Owner: [Wemco Crane & Mfg Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEMCO%20CRANE%20%26%20MFG%20CO), [Pittsburgh, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Pittsburgh)

## NTSB investigations on N8868Y (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 IAD76AI053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI053), Jan 21, 1976: Piper PA-39 (N8868Y), Clover Lick, WV, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB MIA74DLA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLA21), Nov 10, 1973: Piper PA-39 (N8868Y), Lake Como, FL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8868Y (2)

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 19760121010869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760121010869A), Jan 21, 1976: Piper PA39 (N8868Y), Clover Lick, WV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Recovered 1/29/76.
- [Accident 19731110038589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731110038589A), Nov 10, 1973: Piper PA39 (N8868Y), Lake Como, FL, Substantial damage. At abt 7-8FT abv rwy plt rdcd pwr acft dropped in on r gr. Wing dmgd.

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