# N9046J: 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: September 29, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9046J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9046J

## Aircraft that carried N9046J

- [Cancelled 2014-09-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9046J-2014-09-29): Piper PA-23, S/N 23-867. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Combs Franklin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMBS%20FRANKLIN), [Boone, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Boone)

## NTSB investigations on N9046J (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 IAD79FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA082), Sep 16, 1979: Piper PA-23 (N9046J), Linville, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9046J (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 19790916034579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790916034579A), Sep 16, 1979: Piper PA23 (N9046J), Linville, NC, Destroyed. Evidence indicates pilot operated aircraft VFR in adverse weather. Flew into the side of a fog-covered mountain.

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