# N5175Y: Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 1997-10-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 22, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 272218
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: October 24, 1988
- Last registry action: October 15, 1997
- Mode S code: A67E8E
- Owner when cancelled: [Virgin Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VIRGIN%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: St Thomas, VI, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5175Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5175Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5175Y-1997-10-22

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-23-250: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250.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 MIA97WA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97WA111), Apr 1, 1997: Piper PA-23-250 (N5175Y), Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands, substantial damage

## 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 19970401025909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970401025909A), Apr 1, 1997: Piper PA23250 (N5175Y), Virgin Gorda, VI, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot overshot the runway during landing. Unable to stop the aircraft before reaching the water at the end of the runway.

## Other aircraft with N5175Y

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5175Y): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S9050, built 2002

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