# N2512Y: 1985 Piper PA-32R-301, registration cancelled 2013-02-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 11, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32R-301](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (registry code 7103218)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32R-8529020
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 15, 1985
- Certificate issued: September 19, 1985
- Last registry action: September 14, 1991
- Mode S code: A25DEA
- Owner when cancelled: [Mathews Rick](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MATHEWS%20RICK)
- Location: [Fullerton, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fullerton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8857° N, 117.9280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fullerton, CA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2512Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2512Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2512Y-2013-02-11

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-32R-301: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301.md

## 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 LAX86LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA033), Nov 7, 1985: Piper PA-32R-301T (N2512Y), San Diego, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## 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 19851106057039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851106057039A), Nov 6, 1985: Piper PA32R301 (N2512Y), San Diego, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. After missed approach, requested return to departure point. ATC issued a turn and climb. Aircraft impacted ocean.

## Other aircraft with N2512Y

- [Cancelled 2019-02-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2512Y-2019-02-15): Textron G58, S/N TH-2512, built 2018. Exported to Japan. Owner: [Rangeflyers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RANGEFLYERS%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 1969-02-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2512Y-1969-02-13): Cessna 172D, S/N 172 49812. Owner: [Jack E Roesch & Sue B Roesch](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JACK%20E%20ROESCH%20%26%20SUE%20B%20ROESCH), [El Cajon, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/El%20Cajon)

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