# N8340Y: 1981 Piper PA-32R-301T, registration cancelled 2013-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32R-301T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (registry code 7103220)
- 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: 32R-8129042
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 12, 1981
- Certificate issued: July 8, 1993
- Last registry action: July 15, 2008
- Mode S code: AB69A5
- Owner when cancelled: [Vector Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VECTOR%20CORP)
- Location: [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9801° N, 84.3304° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30350, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8340Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8340Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8340Y-2013-05-30

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-32R-301T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t.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 ATL94FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA029), Dec 10, 1993: Piper PA-32R-301T (N8340Y), Covington, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: SPATIAL DISORIENTATION EXPERIENCED BY THE PILOT, RESULTING IN HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS WERE THE TOTAL FAILURE OF THE ENGINE DRIVEN VACUUM PUMP, AND THE NIGHT, CLOUD…

## 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 19931210046699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931210046699A), Dec 10, 1993: Piper PA32R301T (N8340Y), Covington, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Reported gyro failed on approach. Lost control. Hit trees. Vacuum pump failed due oil seal leak. Unable part panel.

## Other aircraft with N8340Y

- [Cancelled 1967-04-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8340Y-1967-04-18): Piper PA-30, S/N 30-1486, built 1967. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Moody Walter](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOODY%20WALTER), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

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