# N8977Y: 1972 Piper PA-39, registration cancelled 2013-12-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 20, 2013
- 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: 39-137
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 3, 1972
- Certificate issued: August 31, 2011
- Last registry action: August 31, 2011
- Mode S code: AC62B9
- Owner when cancelled: [Aircraft Guaranty Corp Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20GUARANTY%20CORP%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Onalaska, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Onalaska)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.8462° N, 95.1175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77360, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8977Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8977Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8977Y-2013-12-20

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 CEN13WA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13WA301), May 27, 2013: Piper PA-39 (N8977Y), Wolfsbehringen, Germany, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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