# N8943Y: 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 9, 2005
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8943Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8943Y

## Aircraft that carried N8943Y

- [Cancelled 2005-06-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8943Y-2005-06-09): Piper PA-39, S/N 39-104, built 1971. Exported to Australia. Owner: [West Richard B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEST%20RICHARD%20B), [Belton, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Belton)

## NTSB investigations on N8943Y (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 MKC85LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA094), Apr 29, 1985: Piper PA-39 (N8943Y), Peculiar, MO, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8943Y (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 19850429015199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850429015199A), Apr 29, 1985: Piper PA39 (N8943Y), Peculiar, MO, Substantial damage. Brakes were ineffective on wet grass runway. Directional control lost and gear collapsed in rough off runway side.

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