# N7956Y: 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 28, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7956Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7956Y

## Aircraft that carried N7956Y

- [Cancelled 2013-08-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7956Y-2013-08-28): Piper PA-30, S/N 30-1052, built 1966. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hedrick Mcbride Development Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEDRICK%20MCBRIDE%20DEVELOPMENT%20CO), [Los Alamitos, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Alamitos)

## NTSB investigations on N7956Y (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 LAX82DA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA315), Aug 22, 1982: Piper PA-30 (N7956Y), Santa Catalina, CA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7956Y (1)

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 19820821043549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820821043549A), Aug 21, 1982: Piper PA30 (N7956Y), Santa Catalina, CA, Destroyed. Left engine quit after changing fuel selector. Right engine overheated. Ditched in ocean. Possible fuel problem.

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