N43744 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Meduna Robert V SPORT COPTER VORTEX. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 21, 2012. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Meduna Robert V SPORT COPTER VORTEX cancelled September 21, 2012
- Serial number
- 072
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- November 14, 2007
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Brinnon, WA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Piper PA-28-161 cancelled March 1, 1995
- Serial number
- 287816018
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- December 16, 1991
- Last FAA action
- December 21, 1994
- Last owner
- Bond Aviation INC (Corporation)
Hackettstown, NJ - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N43744
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-161 · serial 28-7816-18
THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ACHIEVE THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN SPOT AND EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN AN OVERRUN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAKE A GO-AROUND AFTER HE FAILED TO ACHIEVE HIS PROPER TOUCHDOWN SPOT, AND HIS LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE.
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