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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N9704J

N9704J is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-180. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 9, 1991. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Piper PA-28-180 cancelled May 9, 1991

Serial number
283894
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 26, 1989
Last FAA action
July 27, 1989
Last owner
Estep David B (Individual)
So Holland, IL
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N9704J

CHI90FA003Accident on October 7, 1989 at Ann Arbor, MI: fatal, destroyed (3 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-180 · serial 28-3894

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE AIRCRAFT.

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