N9243C is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-32RT-300 built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 24, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-32RT-300 cancelled November 24, 2014
- Serial number
- 32R-7885039
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- January 3, 2000
- Last FAA action
- January 20, 2009
- Last owner
- Coombs John H (Co-owned)
Memphis, TN - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Cessna 180 cancelled February 19, 1958
- Serial number
- 31342
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- New Zealand
- Certificate issued
- September 10, 1956
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Guiney William JR (Individual)
St Petersburg, FL - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N9243C
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-32RT-300 · serial 32R-7885039
The pilot's failure to execute a timely missed approach and subsequent failure to maintain aircraft control, after he was unable to establish the airplane on the instrument approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's possible impairment due to his medical condition and/or medication use.
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