# N8859Y: 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: 39-14
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 19, 1970
- Certificate issued: July 2, 1973
- Last registry action: November 11, 1988
- Mode S code: AC3412
- Owner when cancelled: [Bryant Edward G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRYANT%20EDWARD%20G)
- Location: [East Chicago, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/East%20Chicago)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6505° N, 87.4511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46312, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8859Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8859Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8859Y-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 CHI79FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA072), Sep 2, 1979: Piper PA-39 (N8859Y), Bloomfield Twp, WI, destroyed, 2 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 19790902034051A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790902034051A), Sep 2, 1979: Piper PA39 (N8859Y), Bloomfield, WI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft struck bottom of another aircraft approaching airport for landing.

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