# N999MA: 1970 Piper PA-32-300, 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-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-40854
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 4, 1973
- Certificate issued: August 22, 1989
- Last registry action: September 18, 2007
- Mode S code: ADF526
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Vincent A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20VINCENT%20A)
- Location: St Thomas, VI, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N999MA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=999MA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N999MA-2013-05-31

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-32-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300.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 MIA89LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA200), Jul 16, 1989: Piper PA-32-300 (N999MA), Luquillo, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE LEFT EXHAUST STACK WHICH RESULTED IN AN ENGINE FIRE, LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND SUBSEQUENT DITCHING OF THE ACFT IN OCEAN WATERS.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19890716063459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890716063459A), Jul 16, 1989: Piper PA32300 (N999MA), Luquillo, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. Smoke in cabin and engine quit. Ditched in ocean. Lower exhaust stack failed. Exhaust gasses burned engine parts.
- [Accident 19750907027569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750907027569A), Sep 7, 1975: Piper PA32300 (N999MA), PA, Substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N999MA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N999MA): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S9812, built 2005

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