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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N39770

N39770 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-181 built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 16, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Piper PA-28-181 cancelled September 16, 2013

Serial number
28-7990018
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1978
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
November 26, 1993
Last FAA action
January 3, 1997
Last owner
Pass Max E JR (Co-owned)
Memphis, TN
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N39770

ATL94FA082Accident on April 15, 1994 at Opelika, AL: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-181 · serial 28-7990018

LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE WEATHER CONDITIONS (CLOUDS WITH LOW CEILING), CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE, AND FAILURE OF MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO INSTALL THE REAR WING-TO-FUSELAGE ATTACH BOLTS.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site