# N8868Y: Piper PA-39, registration cancelled 1976-06-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 17, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-39](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-39) (registry code 7103902)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 39-23
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: November 30, 1973
- Mode S code: AC37A6
- Owner when cancelled: [Wemco Crane & Mfg Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEMCO%20CRANE%20%26%20MFG%20CO)
- Location: [Pittsburgh, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Pittsburgh)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8868Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8868Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8868Y-1976-06-17

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 (2)

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 IAD76AI053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI053), Jan 21, 1976: Piper PA-39 (N8868Y), Clover Lick, WV, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB MIA74DLA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLA21), Nov 10, 1973: Piper PA-39 (N8868Y), Lake Como, FL, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Accident 19760121010869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760121010869A), Jan 21, 1976: Piper PA39 (N8868Y), Clover Lick, WV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Recovered 1/29/76.
- [Accident 19731110038589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731110038589A), Nov 10, 1973: Piper PA39 (N8868Y), Lake Como, FL, Substantial damage. At abt 7-8FT abv rwy plt rdcd pwr acft dropped in on r gr. Wing dmgd.

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