# N9126J: 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: October 16, 1981
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9126J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9126J

## Aircraft that carried N9126J

- [Cancelled 1981-10-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9126J-1981-10-16): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 283175. Owner: [Merkel Eugene J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERKEL%20EUGENE%20J), [Everett, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Everett)

## NTSB investigations on N9126J (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 SEA80FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA037), Jul 17, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N9126J), Clinton, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9126J (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.

- [Incident 19830720038459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830720038459I), Jul 20, 1983: Piper PA28180 (N9126J), Decatur, IL, Minor damage. Made a bad landing. Went around and landed normally. Found prop, nose gear and fairing damaged.
- [Accident 19800717029352A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800717029352A), Jul 17, 1980: Piper PA28180 (N9126J), Clinton, WA, Destroyed. Collided in mid air with N1713D. Witness saw planes locked together after impact. Alcohol in blood.

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