# N8856Y: 1970 Piper PA-39, registration cancelled 2013-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-39](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-39) (registry code 7103902)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1EA), [TCDS 1E12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 39-11
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 24, 1970
- Certificate issued: April 10, 1980
- Last registry action: September 7, 1985
- Mode S code: AC33A9
- Owner when cancelled: [Hernandez Aircraft Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HERNANDEZ%20AIRCRAFT%20LEASING%20INC)
- Location: [Opa Locka, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Opa%20Locka)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.9080° N, 80.2575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33054, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8856Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8856Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8856Y-2013-05-15

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-39: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-39.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 MIA83LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA018), Oct 22, 1982: Piper PA-39 (N8856Y), N. Ft. Lauderda, FL, 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 19821022055159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821022055159A), Oct 22, 1982: Piper PA39 (N8856Y), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Destroyed. Aircraft ditched at sea. Pilots stated fuel contamination may have caused double engine failure.

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