# N39939: 1978 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1982-10-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 7, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7916012
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 23, 1979
- Mode S code: A4A71B
- Owner when cancelled: [Toledo Flight Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOLEDO%20FLIGHT%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Toledo, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Toledo)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39939
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39939
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39939-1982-10-07

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-28-161: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161.md

## NTSB investigations (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 IAD79FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA045), Apr 27, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N39939), Cynthiana, KY, destroyed, 3 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19790427016819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790427016819A), Apr 27, 1979: Piper PA28161 (N39939), Cynthiana, KY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Made night downwind takeoff. Hit trees during climbout. Charter flight. No certificate.

## Other aircraft with N39939

- [Cancelled 1960-08-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39939-1960-08-09): Taylorcraft BC12-D, S/N 6592, built 1945. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Laing Richard Harlow](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAING%20RICHARD%20HARLOW), [Detroit, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Detroit)

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