# N6078Y: 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: August 30, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6078Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6078Y

## Aircraft that carried N6078Y

- [Cancelled 2012-08-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6078Y-2012-08-30): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-3279, built 1966. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Arcadia, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Arcadia)

## NTSB investigations on N6078Y (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN91LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA018), Nov 7, 1990: Piper PA-23-250 (N6078Y), Abilene, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN IN FLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH TURBULENCE. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT.

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