# N9343C: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: May 4, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9343C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9343C

## Aircraft that carried N9343C

- [Cancelled 2015-05-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9343C-2015-05-04): Piper PA-28R-201T, S/N 28R-7803254, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Higgins Melvin W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIGGINS%20MELVIN%20W), [Burbank, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Burbank)
- [Cancelled 1955-07-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9343C-1955-07-27): Cessna 180, S/N 31741. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## NTSB investigations on N9343C (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 LAX92LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA122), Feb 22, 1992: Piper PA-28R-201T (N9343C), Ludlow, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE REPAIR STATION TO ADEQUATELY PERFORM A TOP OVERHAUL AND COMPLY WITH A SERVICE BULLETIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE CONNECTING ROD DUE TO FATIGUE AND…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9343C (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 19920222003489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920222003489A), Feb 22, 1992: Piper PA28201T (N9343C), Ludlow, CA, Substantial damage. Engine threw connecting rod through engine case. Tried land on I40. Oil on windsheild. M8611 bulletin not complied.

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