# N4390Y: 1969 Piper PA-25-235, registration cancelled 2015-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A8](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A8), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25-4900
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: February 13, 1969
- Certificate issued: January 12, 1979
- Last registry action: July 9, 1988
- Mode S code: A546FC
- Owner when cancelled: [Boyd Bobby Melton](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOYD%20BOBBY%20MELTON)
- Location: [Walling, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Walling)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.8648° N, 85.6140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38587, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4390Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4390Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4390Y-2015-04-30

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-25-235: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235.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 IAD79FKW07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FKW07), Mar 6, 1979: Piper PA-25 (N4390Y), Sparta, TN, destroyed

## 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 19790306004219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790306004219A), Mar 6, 1979: Piper PA25235 (N4390Y), Sparta, TN, Destroyed. Engine stopped on final approach. Aircraft struck tree. Crashed and burned. Suspected carburetor ice.

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