# N2476Y: Piper PA-28-236, registration cancelled 1997-09-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 11, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-236](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (registry code 7102815)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 288511016
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 16, 1985
- Last registry action: June 18, 1997
- Mode S code: A24D41
- Owners when cancelled: [Yates Robert W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YATES%20ROBERT%20W), [Yates Eleanor J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YATES%20ELEANOR%20J)
- Location: [Newport Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Newport%20Beach)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6252° N, 117.9288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92663, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2476Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2476Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2476Y-1997-09-11

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-28-236: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 96ZZZX1113](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX1113), Jan 19, 1996: MAGNETO. FLANGE FAILED. BOTH MOUNTING FLANGES OF THE SINGLE DRIVE DUAL MAGNETO WERE BROKEN. MAGNETO BACKED OUT OF ENGINE GEAR DRIVE CAUSING ENGINE TO STOP. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN OCEAN.

## NTSB investigations (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 LAX96FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA097), Jan 20, 1996: Piper PA-28-236 (N2476Y), Seal Beach, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a total loss of engine power from an improperly installed magneto that separated from the engine housing due to fatigue from vibration.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19960119000769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960119000769A), Jan 19, 1996: Piper PA28236 (N2476Y), Long Beach, CA, Substantial damage. En route to VFR practice area, lost radar and radio contact, crashed.

## Other aircraft with N2476Y

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2476Y): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S10087, built 2005

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