# N859SC: 1980 Piper PA-34-200T, registration cancelled 2014-02-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 26, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406)
- Engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7SO), [TCDS E9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 34-8070303
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 21, 1980
- Certificate issued: June 7, 2013
- Last registry action: June 7, 2013
- Mode S code: ABCA5A
- Owner when cancelled: [Vinora Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VINORA%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N859SC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=859SC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N859SC-2014-02-26

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-34-200T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t.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 MIA89IA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA145), May 6, 1989: Piper PA-34-200T (N859SC), Miami, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TRUNNION. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS: INADEQUATE INSPECTION PROCEDURE IN PIPER SERVICE BULLETIN #787A.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 19911211062399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911211062399I), Dec 11, 1991: Piper PA34200T (N859SC), Venice, FL, Minor damage. Smoke in cockpit. Landed safely. Battery caused fire. Appears exceeded starter engaged time overheating battery.
- [Incident 19890505038809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890505038809I), May 5, 1989: Piper PA34200T (N859SC), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Left main gear folded on rollout. Aircraft veered off runway onto grass. Left main gear failed. Broken trunnion.

## Other aircraft with N859SC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N859SC): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 2881742, built 2024

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