# N9710C: 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: November 26, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9710C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9710C

## Aircraft that carried N9710C

- [Cancelled 2014-11-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9710C-2014-11-26): Piper PA-32RT-300, S/N 32R-7885069, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Berg Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERG%20LEASING%20INC), [Murfreesboro, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Murfreesboro)
- [Cancelled 1969-09-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9710C-1969-09-09): Lockheed 188A, S/N 188C1134. Exported to Honduras. Owner: [Boeing Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOEING%20CO), [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)

## NTSB investigations on N9710C (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 ATL94FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA075), Apr 7, 1994: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N9710C), Smithville, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN RECENT WEATHER INFORMATION TO AVOID FLIGHT INTO ICING CONDITIONS. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: MANAGEMENT-INDUCED PRESSURE AND THE ICING CONDITIONS.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9710C (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 19940406000379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940406000379A), Apr 6, 1994: Piper PA32RT300 (N9710C), Smithville, TN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost control in area of moderate icing conditions. Near vertical impact. Pilot had reported ice buildup.

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