# N7989C: 1975 Piper PA-32-300, registration cancelled 2014-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-7640051
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: February 25, 1997
- Last registry action: February 17, 2009
- Mode S code: AAD953
- Owner when cancelled: [Moreau Lloyd Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOREAU%20LLOYD%20JR)
- Location: [Colorado Springs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Colorado%20Springs)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8303° N, 104.8157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80903, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7989C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7989C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7989C-2014-11-19

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-32-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 DEN03FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03FA028), Dec 29, 2002: Piper PA-32-300 (N7989C), Steamboat Spgs, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision making resulting in insufficient altitude to fly over the mountain, and the subsequent inadvertent stall/mush into tree covered mountainous terrain.…
- [NTSB ANC82DA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA080), Aug 26, 1982: Piper PA-32 (N7989C), Near Dillingham, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20021229034999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021229034999A), Dec 29, 2002: Piper PA32300 (N7989C), Steamboatspring, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The aircraft departed the steamboat springs (sbs) Colorado airport at approximately 1240MST on a visual flight rules (VFR) flight to canyon city,…
- [Incident 19880702051599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880702051599I), Jul 2, 1988: Piper PA32300 (N7989C), Dillingham, AK, Minor damage. Crashed while attempting to land on beach. Gear hit rock and collapsed.
- [Accident 19820825043049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820825043049A), Aug 25, 1982: Piper PA32300 (N7989C), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Liftoff was near departure end of runway. Wheels struck bushes. Airplanes wheels dug into tundra. Full load.
- [Incident 19780713043879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780713043879I), Jul 13, 1978: Piper PA32300 (N7989C), Peterson Point, AK, Minor damage. Pilot intentionally ground looped after landing on muddy runway, to avoid overshoot.

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