# N9243C: 1978 Piper PA-32RT-300, registration cancelled 2014-11-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 24, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32RT-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (registry code 7103215)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32R-7885039
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 1, 1978
- Certificate issued: January 3, 2000
- Last registry action: January 20, 2009
- Mode S code: ACCFCA
- Owners when cancelled: [Coombs John H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COOMBS%20JOHN%20H), [Oryan Emmett J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ORYAN%20EMMETT%20J), [Akel David S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AKEL%20DAVID%20S)
- Location: [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2129° N, 89.7947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38133, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9243C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9243C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9243C-2014-11-24

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-32RT-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300.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 ERA10LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA082), Nov 29, 2009: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N9243C), Memphis, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to execute a timely missed approach and subsequent failure to maintain aircraft control, after he was unable to establish the airplane on the instrument approach. Contributing to…

## 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 20091129052309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091129052309A), Nov 29, 2009: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N9243C), Memphis, TN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The aircraft was attempting to fly the mem ILS 18L approach and crashed approximately one mile northwest of runway 18C. Radar tracking showed the aircraft was…

## Other aircraft with N9243C

- [Cancelled 1958-02-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9243C-1958-02-19): Cessna 180, S/N 31342. Exported to New Zealand. Owner: [Guiney William Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GUINEY%20WILLIAM%20JR), [St Petersburg, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/St%20Petersburg)

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