# N8769C: 1976 Piper PA-32R-300, registration cancelled 2009-09-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 15, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Registration revoked
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (registry code 7103213)
- 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-7680136
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: February 23, 1978
- Last registry action: February 25, 1978
- Mode S code: AC1036
- Owner when cancelled: [Top Flite Aero Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOP%20FLITE%20AERO%20SALES%20INC)
- Location: [Pittstown, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Pittstown)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5745° N, 74.9661° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 08867, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8769C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8769C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8769C-2009-09-15

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300.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 NYC78FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA052), May 11, 1978: Piper PA-32R (N8769C), Lawrence, MA, 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 19780511029101A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780511029101A), May 11, 1978: Piper PA32RT300 (N8769C), Lawrence, MA, Destroyed

## Other aircraft with N8769C

- [Cancelled 1954-03-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8769C-1954-03-24): Piper PA-22-135, S/N 22-1576. Owner: [Fuller Norman F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FULLER%20NORMAN%20F), [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)

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