# N9946P: 1975 Piper PA-36-285, registration cancelled 2013-05-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 31, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-36-285](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (registry code 7103610)
- Engine: [Continental 6-285-A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-6-285-a) (registry code 17038)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E12CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E12CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 36-7560057
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Certificate issued: September 26, 1978
- Last registry action: December 14, 1985
- Mode S code: ADE4B7
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Borne Crop Care](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20BORNE%20CROP%20CARE)
- Location: [Los Banos, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Banos)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 37.0202° N, 120.8817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93635, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9946P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9946P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9946P-2013-05-31

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-36-285: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285.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 OAK79FVA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVA21), Mar 14, 1979: Piper PA-36 (N9946P), Los Banos, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19790314004659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790314004659A), Mar 14, 1979: Piper PA36285 (N9946P), Los Banos, CA, Destroyed. Aerial applicator pilot hit a tree on pull up from spray run.

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