# N8871Y: 1970 Piper PA-39, registration cancelled 2017-08-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 9, 2017
- Exported to: Argentina
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 39-27
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 4, 1970
- Certificate issued: August 26, 2016
- Last registry action: August 26, 2016
- Mode S code: AC3A68
- Owner when cancelled: [Eastern Stearman Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EASTERN%20STEARMAN%20INC%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Leesburg, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Leesburg)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1803° N, 77.5335° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20176, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8871Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8871Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8871Y-2017-08-09

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 MKC70FCD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70FCD24), Mar 26, 1970: Piper PA-39 (N8871Y), Cedar Rapids, IA, substantial damage

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