# N165YS: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: March 21, 1989
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=165YS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N165YS

## Aircraft that carried N165YS

- [Cancelled 1989-03-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N165YS-1989-03-21): Piper PA-31-310, S/N 31227. Triennial form not returned

## FAA accident and incident reports on N165YS (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19870703034309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870703034309A), Jul 3, 1987: Piper PA31 (N165YS), Ambergris Cay, TK, Substantial damage. The engines failed from fuel exhaustion. The aircraft was ditched in the ocean. Pilot miscalculated fuel reserve.
- [Incident 19780604041859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780604041859I), Jun 4, 1978: Piper PA31 (N165YS), Middletown, PA. Pilot had difficutly getting gear down indication. Recycled for three green. Latch needed cleaning, lube.

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