# N9710C: 1978 Piper PA-32RT-300, registration cancelled 2014-11-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 26, 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-7885069
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 28, 1978
- Certificate issued: January 10, 1990
- Last registry action: May 19, 2009
- Mode S code: AD89B7
- Owner when cancelled: [Berg Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERG%20LEASING%20INC)
- Location: [Murfreesboro, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Murfreesboro)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9298° N, 86.4508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37129, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9710C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9710C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9710C-2014-11-26

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 ATL94FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA075), Apr 7, 1994: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N9710C), Smithville, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN RECENT WEATHER INFORMATION TO AVOID FLIGHT INTO ICING CONDITIONS. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: MANAGEMENT-INDUCED PRESSURE AND THE ICING CONDITIONS.

## 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 19940406000379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940406000379A), Apr 6, 1994: Piper PA32RT300 (N9710C), Smithville, TN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost control in area of moderate icing conditions. Near vertical impact. Pilot had reported ice buildup.

## Other aircraft with N9710C

- [Cancelled 1969-09-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9710C-1969-09-09): Lockheed 188A, S/N 188C1134. Exported to Honduras. Owner: [Boeing Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOEING%20CO), [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)

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