N8340Y is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-32R-301T built in 1981. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 30, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-32R-301T cancelled May 30, 2013
- Serial number
- 32R-8129042
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1981
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- July 8, 1993
- Last FAA action
- July 15, 2008
- Last owner
- Vector CORP (Corporation)
Atlanta, GA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Piper PA-30 cancelled April 18, 1967
- Serial number
- 30-1486
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1967
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Australia
- Certificate issued
- April 14, 1967
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Moody Walter (Corporation)
Lock Haven, PA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8340Y
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-32R-301T · serial 32R-8129042
SPATIAL DISORIENTATION EXPERIENCED BY THE PILOT, RESULTING IN HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS WERE THE TOTAL FAILURE OF THE ENGINE DRIVEN VACUUM PUMP, AND THE NIGHT, CLOUD CONDITIONS PREVAILING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
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